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Bethpage Among Nation’s Largest Credit Unions Continuing to Offer Free...

Strasburg-based First Bank responds to customer requests and bucks a national trend, they are bringing back free checking.

Jax Federal Credit Union plans to open a new branch in the heart of Mandarin shortly after the first of the year. The branch was formerly another credit union office in the Publix shopping center at the corner of San Jose Blvd. and Mandarin Road.

Bethpage Federal Credit Union, NY State’s largest credit union, reported results from a LI study finding that consumers are increasingly stressing the importance of free checking with no hidden fees as a top attribute when choosing where to bank.

Texas Trust Credit Union ranks highly among consumers as a preferred financial institution. Focus Daily News awards Texas Trust the Focus on Excellence Award for best financial institution serving southern Dallas county and northern Ellis county.

FreeCheckingInformation.com, an independent website, is seeking consumer feedback about the free checking account as part of its ongoing effort to be the primary provider of online information about consumers’ favorite checking account.

Bank of the West quietly killed off its free checking checking accounts and erased every mention of these accounts off their website. BOTW now offers "Easy Checking" with a monthly fee. This customer-started petition hopes to reverse the policy.

FreeCheckingInformation.com spent 4 years researching a list of free checking account names. The requirements for being on this list is that the word “Free” must appear in the account name and adhere to the FDIC Truth in Savings Act Section 263c.

NobleBank and Trust Introduces Kasasa, a Striking Alternative to the Megabank Rollercoaster

“The new year is one of the best times to review your finances ensure your economic well-being,” says John Lund, executive VP at America First Credit Union. America First offers the following 10 tips for financial benefit throughout 2012.

Texas Trust Credit Union purchased a former bank building in Grand Prairie, Texas. This building will become Texas Trust Credit Union's ninth branch, the third in Grand Prairie.

Bank Transfer Day ignited a surge in membership at Texas Trust Credit Union. The credit union experienced a 75% increase in new members between Oct. 1 and Nov. 5. Nearly 1,300 consumers joined Texas Trust since the Bank Transfer Day initiative began.

CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union offers free checking and fee-free debit cards, so if your current financial institution is charging you for these services, it’s time to switch.

CommonWealth One’s “Three Cheers for Free Checking” campaign encourages new members to explore the rewards of belonging to a credit union. Members can refer friends, family and co-workers to join CommonWealth One with a Switch Ticket.

OpenFreeCheckingAccount.com wants to the destination of choice for anyone who is searching for a free checking account. As a result a newly updated website has been launched!

CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union offers customers four great free checking options in spite of the changing economic of increasing fees for banking convenience.

Free checking accounts are alive and well and OpenFreeCheckingAccount.com can help you find the banks still offering them.

Instead of sitting back and remaining silent as the big mega-banks attempt to destroy the free checking account while adding new and higher fees to all checking accounts, the Long Island-based Bethpage Credit Union is taking action.

New Website Challenges Long Islanders to “Say No to Checking Fees!” www.freecheckingforlongisland.com

A new website has been launched that is dedicated to the gathering and sharing of information about the free checking account not owned or maintained by any bank or credit union or third-party vendor serving the financial services industry.

Bethpage Launches Free Checking with Interest While Banks Implement New Fees and Eliminate Free Checking

The Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT) has awarded a Gold Medal to BankTexas for its architectural design of its new Lindale Bank Store. BankTexas is an East Texas community bank known for its distinctive customer service.