ATLANTA, GA (August 27, 2013) Georgia United Credit Union representatives are visiting their U.S. Senators and Congressmen during the August Recess to personally deliver postcards received from their 120,000+ credit union members to speak out against proposed taxed on credit unions. Mr. Marsay Simpson, State Director for Senator Saxby Chambliss’ Atlanta Office received these visitors on Tuesday, August 27. Georgia United’s Leadership Team members stopped by the Senator’s office to deliver the first wave of postcards on behalf of their membership. As of this date, 28,748 Georgia United Credit Union members have participated in this effort.
“Home Town” visit with Senator Saxby Chambliss’ Office: Georgia United Staff Development Director Tonya Harris; Georgia United Chief Operations Officer Debbie Smith; Marsay Simpson, State Director for Senator Saxby Chambliss; Georgia United President & CEO Doug Foote; Georgia United Internal Audit Director Sharon Murphy; Georgia United Operations Director, Mary Lock-Brooks; and Georgia United Project Management Director, Doreen Blaha. These representatives delivered almost 20,000 “Don’t Tax My CU” postcards to the Senator’s Atlanta Office during the August Legislative Recess.
Georgia United Credit Union is joining credit unions across the country to encourage all credit union members to take action against recent legislation that proposes taxing credit unions. Credit Unions are active partners in the communities they serve, collaborating with schools, local businesses and other organizations to foster community development. Because credit unions are currently tax-exempt organizations, they are able to offer member-owners benefits like better loan rates, lower fees and higher returns on deposits. Taxing credit unions would eliminate these benefits for the more than 96 million credit union members nationwide.
If you’d like to know more about this issue or tell your legislator, “Don’t Tax My Credit Union!” Visit www.DontTaxMyCreditUnion.org to make your voice heard.
About Georgia United Credit Union
Georgia United Credit Union is ranked as one of the top credit unions in Georgia in both size and safety. Georgia United serves all state agency employees, Board of Regents Schools and Universities, county employees, multiple county school systems and more than 500 select employee groups. Their mission is to save members time and money with their personal finances. Georgia United Credit Union is federally insured by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund (NCUSIF) up to $250,000 per account.