NEWSLETTER:
Volume 17, No. 2, April, 2001

SPRING LOAN PROMOTIONS
Take advantage of your Credit Union’s special spring loan promotions from April 1 to June 30. Check out these super offers on all secured loans.

Real EstateSay goodbye to fees
For real estate loans, we will waive our loan closing costs, including appraisal, property search, flood certification, and recording fees. The only fee which will not be waived is title insurance on loans in excess of $100,000. We lend up to 80% of the home value, less the amount of any first mortgage, up to a maximum loan amount of $300,000 and a maximum term of 15 years.

New AutosWe’ve dropped your interest rate
For new auto loans, we have dropped the rate by H% from April 1 to June 30, 2001. This results in the following rates:

With no down payment      With 10% down
36 month loan 6.999%
48 month loan 7.499%
60 month loan 7.999%
     36 month loan 6.499%
48 month loan 6.999%
60 month loan 7.499%

Used Autos We’ll help you get a great value
If you’re interested in a used car, we subscribe to the NADA used car guide and can provide you with advice on value. During the promotion period, our used car rate is 7.499% with down payment requirements from 10% to 30% and loan terms from 24 to 48 months, depending on the age of the car.

Enterprise Used Car Sale Don’t miss these tremendous buys!

During the week of May 14 to 19, you can take advantage of a special promotion offered in conjunction with the Enterprise used car sale. At any Enterprise location, you can make a deal for a 1999 or 2000 car at lower than NADA book value. Enterprise offers a 12 month or 12,000 mile warranty and a 7 day or 1000 mile buyback guarantee, no questions asked if you return the car for any reason during the guarantee period. For this sale only, in addition to the H% rate cut, we are offering 100% financing for up to 60 months. For those members in the Philadelphia area, Enterprise will hold a large sales event on May 19 at the Philadelphia Airport Hilton.

Personal Loans
Four Credit Union is pleased to continue the quarterly rebate for all real estate loans and older unsecured loans. This reduced the effective secured loan rates to 6.5%, and the effective unsecured loan rates to 12% for the first quarter of 2001.

DIVIDENDS
For the first quarter, the Board of Directors declared the dividend rate of 2.25% on balances of less than $5,000, and 2.75% on balances of $5,000 and greater. The annual percentage yield on these rates is 2.27% and 2.78% respectively.

IT’S VACATION TIME!
Vacation Club checks will be available to be picked up in the Credit Union office on Tuesday May 1, 2001. Checks not picked up will be mailed. Now is the time to arrange for your Vacation Club for 2002. If you already have direct deposit to the Credit Union for a Vacation Club for 2001, this will continue in the same amount for 2002. If you want to sign up for a new club or increase your current club amount, you can do so by signing a new direct deposit authorization at the Credit Union office or with your local representative. The deadline for these changes is May 31, 2001.

CD RATES
We offer certificates of deposit at the following current rates and yields for the following terms:

 6 month certificate 4.60% rate 4.70% yield $2,500 minimum
 9 month certificate 4.70% rate 4.81% yield $2,500 minimum
12 month certificate 4.85% rate 4.96% yield $2,500 minimum
30 month certificate 5.20% rate 5.33% yield $1,000 minimum
60 month certificate 5.50% rate 5.65% yield $1,000 minimum

Current certificate of deposit rates offered are subject to change in response to market conditions.

24 HOURS/7 DAYS PER WEEK SERVICE
Don’t forget that the Credit Union has a 24 hour a day Voice Response Unit. Users of the system need to call the office to establish a PIN number. Members can obtain balances, request withdrawals, and make transfers among different accounts or to make a loan payment. To reach the system, call (215) 592-3084.

YOUR MONEY IS SAFE
All Credit Union deposits are insured up to $100,000 per member by NCUA, a federal government agency. The NCUA fund is in sound health, without a losing year in its 29 year history, and has an equity level of 1.30% of insured savings.

HAVE YOU SIGNED UP FOR OUR NEW SERVICES YET?
We’ve added several new services for members over the last six months. Stop by or give us a call to sign up for:

• ATM Card
• Checking account
• Visa Card
• NetTeller Online Banking

SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS COMING SOON TO HOME OFFICE ATM MACHINE
We are aware that there have been service problems with our ATM machine in the lobby related to the network we use. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused, and are switching to the well known MAC network in May. We are committed to offering the same quality of service on our new programs as our members enjoy on existing ones.

Look for other information related to our offerings on our web page at http://www.rhcu.com.