Contacts:
David Frankil
703-842-2226
dfrankil@nafcu.org
Patty Briotta
703-200-4600
pbriotta@nafcu.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2010
NAFCU SERVICES OFFERS
THIRTY ONLINE FINANCIAL CALCULATORS TO CREDIT UNIONS
WASHINGTON — NAFCU Services
Corporation (www.nafcu.org/nafcuservices)
today announced a new service for credit unions: 30 embeddable financial
calculators to enhance the value of their Web sites for members. Launched
initially on CULookup.com,
the organization’s credit union locator Web site, credit unions are now able to
provide the same service directly to their members. The calculators are offered
for free to NAFCU members and are also available to state chartered credit
unions for a modest fee to defray the cost of development and maintenance.
“More and more consumers are switching
to credit unions for better service, and providing financial calculators is
just one more way credit unions can provide financial education to their
members and highlight the distinctive solutions they offer in these areas,”
said David Frankil, president of NAFCU Services Corporation.
To see the financial calculators in action,
visit www.culookup.com/calculators. Credit unions
can quickly and easily embed the calculators on their Web site with a variety
of deployment options.
The calculators allow credit union members to
identify and work toward financial goals. For example, credit union members may
calculate how long it will take to pay off a credit card, or determine how much
home they can afford to buy.
The calculators cover five broad categories:
- Home/mortgage
- Savings
- Credit
- Retirement
- Auto
The calculators come just in time for America
Saves Week, Feb. 21-28, an annual opportunity to encourage saving, debt
reduction and wealth building. As the nation’s credit unions gear up to promote
saving, CULookup.com Financial Calculators provide an interactive and
educational opportunity to engage members and prospective members. For example,
in reaching Gen Y and parents of Gen Y audiences, a credit union might promote
its college savings calculator: “Find out how long it will take you to save for
college with our new college savings calculator.”
Credit unions may contact info@culookup.com for
more information.
About NAFCU Services Corporation
NAFCU
Services Corporation is
a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions
(NAFCU). Since 1975, NAFCU Services
has partnered with the industry's leading solutions providers to offer
value-added products and services at a discount to credit unions. Currently, it
offers 28 Preferred Partner programs to the credit union community. For more
information about NAFCU Services
Corporation, please visit www.nafcu.org/nafcuservices.
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