A single mother of three had technically paid off what she borrowed for a now-junk vehicle, but was still paying on the loan due to CPI.

In the early ‘70s, my parents separated. My mother needed a car because she had four kids at home, but very few dealers paid any attention to her as a single woman

A member who had recently moved from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria dreamed of getting his own truck.

I just wanted to send a quick email to say what a pleasure it was to work with Betsy on getting the boat my family wanted to purchase.

A member of five years lost her job during the pandemic and struggled to find a new job. We did a couple of loan payment deferrals on an auto loan and signature loan, but she utltimately fell behind as the final maturity dates for both loans approached.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, the UW Credit Union team made more than 400 valentines for older adults at organizations like NewBridge Madison and United Community Center in Milwaukee.

When an employee was assisting a member with an unrelated situation, he noticed that their mortgage with us had an interest rate of 5%, so he asked the member some questions and offered to process a rate modification to lower the rate to 2.75%.

This year, we established a $20,000 small business grant program to help our members attract more business.

A member approached us with a dilemma. They were hoping to lower their auto payment to make room in their budget to purchase another vehicle.

He saved $1,600 in products, lowered his monthly payment by $71, and will now save a great deal in interest over the life of the loan.

A member had recently gone through a divorce and shared her appreciation for staff at one of our branch locations.

Initially, she expressed feelings of insecurity about finances, but our staff was able to make her feel comfortable.

e not only discovered another auto loan with a higher rate than what Prospera could offer, but a few more loans that could be refinanced as well.

A non-member with children was forced from her home due to flooding in town and lost everything. Her employer had a relief fund, but no other local financials would cash the check.

We had a member apply for a $5,000 loan to pay off some collections and credit cards. Looking at his credit report, we noticed that he was paying almost 30% in interest on his vehicle at a different institution.

The city of Oshkosh has a large refugee population, and the majority have little experience navigating checking or savings accounts, paying bills, and are not financially empowered.

An auto repair reached out to Capital Credit Union and told us they were planning to put a mechanic’s lien on a car that had been in an accident and was towed to their shop after hearing nothing from the owner of the vehicle or their insurance company.

After being rejected by a bank, the daughter of a member dealt only with cash and believed that she wouldn’t qualify for a checking account, let alone an auto loan.

Non-members had a dealer approve them for an auto loan but at an interest rate they felt was a little high.

In 1972 a member borrowed $1,500 to purchase a 1966 Ford F100.