In celebration of National Women’s History Month, we thought what better way to honor the history of credit unions than by featuring one of the women who played a huge role in founding and organizing U.S. credit unions, Louise McCarren Herring. The early pioneers of the credit union movement included both men and women of […]
The CARES Act Extension and What It Means For You
It was announced that the final expiration of the coronavirus emergency relief benefits for borrowers with federal student loans, the CARES Act, will be January 31, 2022. The relief bill was signed into law on March 27, 2020 to help most federal student loan borrowers by temporarily pausing payments and involuntary collections on federally held […]
Love to Give: Holiday Food Drive 2021
The Season of Giving It’s no secret that People Helping People is an integral philosophy to our credit union. In 2021 we joined forces, once again, with The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano for our annual holiday food drive “Love To Give” to help those in […]
SafeAmerica Credit Union Reaches $500 Million Milestone
SafeAmerica Credit Union is now a $500 million credit union! We’ve reached this incredible milestone in asset size through the dedication and hard work of our employees and through our members who have, since 1953, placed their continued loyalty in us. 2020 was a year that presented it’s own sets of challenges with the onset […]
Love to Give: Holiday Food Drive 2020
It’s the Season of Giving It’s no secret that People Helping People is an integral philosophy to our credit union. For 2020, we’re happy to join forces, once again, with The Alameda County Community Food Bank and the Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano for our annual holiday food drive to help those in need. […]
Free Webinar: Money Concepts for Teens & Young Adults
This free, one hour webinar about money concepts is presented by GreenPath Financial Wellness Financial success is a lifelong endeavor with many goals to achieve along the way. Even as adults, it can be challenging to make sense of and navigate all of the financial information thrown at us. For your older teens and young […]
Miracle Jeans Day 2020
SafeAmerica Credit Union is participating in Miracle Jeans Day, a fundraiser where employees wear jeans to work on September 9th by donating $5 to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Typically, employees dress casually to show their support for the kids at the hospital. However, because of the pandemic, most of our employees are working from […]
Managing Debt in the Time of COVID
Information brought to you by our partner, GreenPath Financial Wellness In the early weeks of the pandemic, understanding the economic impact of the crisis was on the minds of most of us. A specific concern was managing debt in the time of COVID. The roll-out of forbearance programs as part of the CARES Act gave […]
