SOUNDVIEW FINANCIAL CREDIT UNION
Bethel, CT
Winter 2016
As we close 2015, we would
like to thank you for your
business and loyalty. It is a
privilege and pleasure to
serve you with your financial needs. We wish you
and your family a happy and healthy 2016.
Sincerely,
SoundView Financial Credit Union
Staff and Board of Directors
Inclement Weather Reminder
SoundView FCU does not follow school closings.
When bad weather occurs, we will post our closings,
delays, or early closings on our voicemail, website, and
Facebook page.
1-800-722-2936 • www.soundviewfcu.org
www.facebook.com/soundviewcreditunion
Direct Deposit your tax refund to your
SVFCU account! Use Routing # 221183159
Vol. 25 No. 1
URGENT
For Debit Card Users
During the third and fourth weeks of
January, you will receive a new debit card in the
mail. Your new debit card will contain an EMV
chip for added security. As merchants move
toward accepting chip cards, you will insert your
card into the chip reader rather than swiping. To
activate your new card on or after February 1st, call
from your home or primary phone number listed
on your account. If you have any problems
activating your new debit card, call 1-800-722-2936
for assistance.
3.49%*
Balance Transfer
No Balance Transfer Fee!
Rate applies to all new and active SVFCU VISA credit card holders.
*Annual Percentage Rate. Offer effective until 4/30/16, then the rate
reverts back to the regular cash advance rate of 14.90%*.
Rate subject to change without notice and credit approval.
FAQ: Where is my 1099?
Your December 2015 statement contained your
1099. If you have misplaced this or did not
receive one, you can find your 1099 by logging
into HomeBanking. Click on “View Statements,”
select December 2015, and your 1099 will be the
last page. Statements go back as far as October
2005.
**Please Note: 1099’s will not be issued if the
interest you earned was less than $10.00 or if the
interest you paid on your Home Equity Loan or
Line of Credit was less than $600.00.
Skip your January 2016 SVFCU VISA Credit
Card Payment for free!
This offer applies to VISA Platinum and Classic
cards. Delinquent accounts are not eligible.
Interest will accrue on the balance.
Sink a deal on car and personal
loans… coming in March!
Save with the Sprint Credit Union Member
Discount! Get 10% off of select regularly priced
Sprint monthly service and waived fees. Visit
LoveMyCreditUnion.org/Sprint or
soundviewfcu.org to learn more.
To help avoid fraud, the Credit Union National
Association (CUNA) released a list of helpful tips to
keep personal information out of the hands of
criminals. Hackers will stop at nothing to get the
personal information and card data of millions of
Americans.
1. Don’t respond to email, text, or telephone
calls asking for personal or financial
information
2. Frequently review account activity and
immediately report unauthorized transactions
3. Place an initial fraud alert with credit bureaus
if fraud has occurred
4. Enroll and opt-in for transaction monitoring
5. Use card on/off switches (if available)
6. Enroll in Verified by VISA and/or
MasterCard Secure Code
October
On Saturday, October 17th, SVFCU hosted our
first Shred Day open to the public at our
Danbury, CT branch. In lieu of free document
shredding for all who attended, we requested
food donations to donate to the Bethel Senior
Center in Bethel, CT. We proudly donated over
100 pounds of food! Thank you for all who
helped make this day a great success.
November
In part to help educate high school students on
financial literacy, several SoundView staff and
board members volunteered for a Financial
Reality Fair. The fair was held Wednesday,
November 4th at Western CT State University
hosting over 300 high schoolers from across
Connecticut. The fair teaches students how to
budget when they enter the “real world.”
For Thanksgiving, SVFCU partnered with
Duracell to make two baskets of food for those
locally in need. Forty-two baskets in total were
collected for families to make Thanksgiving
dinners.
December
SoundView participated in the annual Holiday
Fruit Drive at Duracell. SVFCU made three
fruit baskets for donation to low income senior
residents residing at the Danbury Commons in
Danbury, CT.
To find out what is happening right now, check our
“In the Community” page on our website.
Source: www.StopTheDataBreaches.com
Holiday Closings
Mailing Address
14 Research Dr, Bethel, CT 06801
Main Branch
8 Duracell Dr, Bethel, CT 06801
Telephone: (203) 796-4500
Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5pm
Barden Branch
200 Park Ave, Danbury, CT 06810
Telephone: (203) 794-8225
Tuesday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Boston Branch
1 Gillette Park, Boston, MA 02127
Telephone: (617) 463-2709
Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm
Toll Free: 1-800-722-2936
Fax: (203) 791-3225
EFT Routing Number: 221183159
Report a lost/stolen Visa Credit Card:
1-800-237-6211
Report a lost/stolen Visa Debit Card:
1-800-554-8969
Activate a Visa Debit Card or
change/reset your PIN:
1-800-567-3451
Website: www.soundviewfcu.org
New Year’s Day
Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 18
Presidents’ Day
Monday, February 15