Bank interest rate and personal finance resource, www.GoBankingRates.com, discovers a highly beneficial, yet little-known deal offered by many credit unions known as ‘interest rate matching,’ and explains how consumers can take advantage of the widely unknown benefit to banking with these financial non-profits.
EL SEGUNDO, CA, January 15, 2013 – Like Best Buy’s Price Match Guarantee, or Target’s Low Price Promise, credit unions are following a similar tactic for winning new business: ‘interest rate matching.’ Simply, the concept is this: credit union members may bring in another credit union or bank’s advertised interest rate offer on auto loans, mortgage loans, savings accounts and/or cds, and their credit union will match the "price" offered by the competitor. Go Banking Rates finds that interest rate matching can be found at local credit unions nationwide, but is quietly promoted by the institutions themselves, and never covered by the media.
www.GoBankingRates.com surveyed community credit unions across the U.S. to discover the specific types of rate-matching services available from individual institutions, and found a variety of offers.
For example, Freedom First Credit Union's 'Match-A-Rate' Program states they will not only match, but beat a verifiable auto loan rate offered to you by a competitor. University of Michigan Credit Union in Ann Arbor also matches auto loan rates, up to 1 percent below the rate a member qualifies for.
Georgia Guard Credit Union in Macon, Georgia and Campus USA Credit Union of Gainesville, Florida are two institutions willing to match competitors' CD rates.
Go Banking Rates managing editor, Casey Bond, advises those interested in taking advantage of a similar offer that "It's absolutely worth it to find out if your nearby credit union offers some type of interest rate matching program." However, she advises, "Just remember that each credit union’s rate matching promotion is different, so be sure you understand the full terms of a quoted rate before you bank your finances on it."
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