Member News

October 4, 2024

Protect yourself from fraudsters

Financial institutions nationwide are reporting a major increase of fraudsters pretending to be credit union employees. These scammers falsely claim there is a fraudulent transaction on your account to convince you to share private banking information.

Never share your one-time passcodes, authentication codes, or online banking password with anyone. Global Credit Union will never call or text you to ask for these details.

If you suspect your accounts have been compromised, call us immediately at 800-525-9094.

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Offering student loans through Sallie Mae®

Ready to take your education to the next level? Explore Sallie Mae loans to get the money you need to hit your next milestone. Loans available for new students, graduate students, and career training.

  • Rate options that may work with your financial plan.
  • No origination fee or prepayment penalty.* 
  • Multiple repayment options.

*Although Sallie Mae does not charge a penalty or fee if you prepay your loan, any prepayment will be applied as outlined in your promissory note—first to Unpaid Fees and costs, then to Unpaid Interest, and then to Current Principal.

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Growth you can count on

These days it can be tough to know how to make the most of your money, but there’s an easy solution. Certificate accounts offer better rates than a standard savings account, and you could earn a higher rate when you invest for a longer period of time. 

  • Earn dividends based on market conditions.**
  • Keep the same rate throughout the term of the certificate.
  • Open a certificate with as little as $500.
  • Terms range from 30 days up to five years.
  • Set up automatic renewal to easily keep investing.

**Subject to early withdrawal penalties. Fees may reduce earnings.

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You’ve done great things for your community

Thanks to your generous donations during the Global Credit Union Foundation’s 2024 Cash for Cans® fundraising drive, we’re able to help in the fight to end hunger in our communities.

Cash donations collected at neighborhood Global branches will be distributed to food banks and pantries in the communities where those donations were collected. Organizations in Alaska, Maricopa County in Arizona, the High Desert region of California, Idaho’s Kootenai County, and Washington State will benefit from your generosity.

Thank you for stepping up to help stamp out hunger!

Around the community

We love to get out and get involved—here are a few events we’ve participated in this year.

Foundation Fairway Friends Golf Tournament presenting a giant check

Foundation Fairway Friends Golf Tournament

The annual Foundation Fairway Friends Golf Tournament raised $50,000 split between Operation Homefront and Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

Member Appreciation Night at Music in the Park in Kenai

Member Appreciation Night

2nd annual Member Appreciation Night at Music in the Park in Kenai. The evening featured Ellie Nelson & the Echoes—and a whole lot of family fun!

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Radiothon call center room

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Radiothon

Proud to volunteer at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Radiothon and serve as a Partner Sponsor of their annual Give-A-Thon Champions of Hope fundraising campaign.

2025 Election information

The 2025 election will be carried out by mail ballot and will fill 2 three-year term positions on the Board of Directors. Ballots will be mailed to members in April 2025 (if applicable), and the election results will be announced at the 2025 Annual Meeting scheduled for May 21.

The Nominating Committee has nominated the following candidates for the offices indicated:

Board of Directors
2 three-year term positions:

Wacker, Geri: Global Credit Union member since 1995, member of the Board of Directors since 2015, and is Vice Chairman of Global Credit Union Home Loans, and Global Credit Union Insurance Brokers. Previously served on the Supervisory Committee from 2013-2015. She served on the Last Frontier Chapter, Association of the United States Army, Executive Board from 1996-2017. Served as Chapter President 2015-2017. Has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from University of Maryland, and master’s degree in Administration from Central Michigan University. Retired Army Sergeant Major, retired Army Civilian, and retired University of Alaska Anchorage Adjunct Faculty of the College of Business and Public Policy.

Skinner, Lorran: Member of the Board of Directors since 2014 and previously employed at Global Credit Union for over 30 years with 15 years as the Chief Lending Officer. He held executive positions in Operations, Retail Services, the Senior Leadership Team, and was a member of the Finance Committee. Skinner also served on the Board of Directors of Global Credit Union Home Loans and Global Credit Union Insurance Brokers. He retired from employment with the credit union in early 2014. Prior to joining Global, he spent nine years at Frontier Alaska State Credit Union (now Credit Union 1) supervising collections, lending, and operations functions. Skinner has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University.

Other members interested in becoming candidates can qualify by the petition method. Official petition forms must be used, and will be available on November 4, 2024, at any Global Credit Union branch, or by calling 907-786-2751. The signatures and account numbers of at least 500 members are required in order to qualify as a candidate by the petition method. Petitions must be returned to the credit union by December 6, 2024.