A New School Year Is Here!
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Now’s the Time to Teach Your Child to Save
Why choose Education Credit Union?
When opening a savings account for your child or applying for a loan, there are many national chain banks to choose from. But choosing a local credit union is in yours and your child’s best interest. Unlike big corporate banks, credit unions like ECU are not-for-profit financial cooperatives, meaning they’re owned by their members and aren’t motivated by generating shareholder profit. Compared to big banks, ECU guarantees smart solutions for you and your family’s finances. Plus, teaching your child now the difference between a credit union invested in your success and a chain bank where you’re just another statistic empowers them to make smart financial choices in the future.
We all know the piggy bank, the porcelain pig-shaped “bank,” with a slot on top for coins. For children, a piggy bank is supposed to teach them to save until the time is right to “break the bank” and spend what they’ve saved. While the piggy bank is quaint, did you know that you can open your child a real-life savings account that earns interest from just about any age? Not only is that true, but research across the board shows that you should, as children with savings accounts are far more likely to have financial success as adults than those who do not. They’re also 6 times more likely to attend college.
For the Education Credit Union of Canyon, Texas, engaging kids with finances from a young age is part of their greater mission to be their community’s preferred financial provider through all stages of life. With the new school year upon us, now is the perfect time to open your child a $mart Start Savings Account (writer’s note: hyperlink here) and start creating smart budgeting habits that will stay with them their whole lives. The $mart Start Savings Account is designed specifically for school-aged kids. With the $mart Start Savings Account, kids earn bonuses for good grades and birthdays while learning about how money works.
But prepping for back-to-school is more than opening your child a saving’s account. Back-to-school can be a tough time financially, both for parents and teachers. Between school supplies, new clothes, laptop, books, the cost of education can add up fast. Yet these are worthwhile expenditures. Education is what powers the hope for a better future. That’s why ECU is offering back-to-school help: Education CU’s back-to-school loans for parents to help them prepare their children for the school year and ECU's Pocket Change Grants for Teachers help them fund student-focused projects. Both offer the capital you need at a low rate you can afford.
Ecu in the community
Local means local. ECU has been reinvesting in our greater Canyon community, through home mortgages and auto loans, making dreams a reality, since 1935. They’ve learned that being a part of the community means more than providing the means for us to reach our financial goals. It means being a good “corporate citizen,” an institution that sponsors community happenings – like Canyon Main Street Events, Canyon Lion Club Events, and Canyon Education Foundation Events – while providing volunteers and donations to local charities like Fill With Hope, United Way of Amarillo & Canyon, and Big Brothers Big Sisters. ECU is eager to contribute to making Canyon the best, most livable community it can be.
At ECU, the future is bright.
As you and your children plan for the future – graduating middle school or high school, starting college or grad school, and beyond – Education Credit Union is investing in Canyon’s future, also. With 6 branches already serving the community, its redesigned branch off Hunsley Road in Canyon is something entirely new. Coming soon, the 2100 Fourth Ave. building will be redesigned and utilized as the ECU Buff $mart Branch. The Buff $mart Branch is an innovative partnership between ECU and West Texas A&M University where most of the team members who will serve you are WT student interns. The partnership is an extension of ECU's ongoing support of WT, formalized in 2020 by a large donation by ECU to support the Education Credit Union Buff $mart Program, which offers peer-to-peer financial coaching for WT students.
How do I become a member of ECU?
You must be a member of Education Credit Union to take advantage of our smart solutions for you and your family. The good news is, it’s easy to become a member. To be eligible, you need only live, work, worship, or go to school within a 10-mile radius of any of our six branch locations or work in education. With the start of a new school year just around the corner, now is the time to open an account with Canyon’s local, community-driven credit union. Visit www.educationcu.com today!
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