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2001 Bridge Award Winners Named
January 16, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MADISON, WI – Windjammer Teen Newsletter, youth newsletter of FAIRWINDS Credit Union in Orlando, Florida, has been named national winner in the category of Newsletters, $30 million in assets or more, in the 2001 Bridge Awards for Excellence in Member Education Communications. Marcie Hill is the newsletter’s editor. The top winner in the category of Newsletters, $30 million in assets or less is The Quarterly Dividend, membership newsletter of TMH Federal Credit Union in Tallahassee, Florida. Lyndell Maxwell is the newsletter’s editor. Digital Federal Credit Union in Maynard, Massachusetts, took first place in the Member Education Program category with their Streetwise Consumer Education Program. The program was produced by the Digital Federal Credit Union Marketing Department. Second place in the $30 million-or-more category went to Solutions, GPM CU, Portland, Maine, edited by Kerry Hayes. Third place went to Fireline, Los Angeles Firemen’s CU, Pasadena, California, edited by Eric Guerrero. Other winners in the $30 million-or-less category include second place Pipeline, North Shore Gas CU, Waukegan, Illinois, produced by Linda Ruehl and William Szostak; and third place Notes of Intere$t, Poplar Bluff FCU, Poplar Bluff, Mo., produced by Diana Powell and Kirk Mondy. FAIRWINDS CU, Orlando, Florida, earned second place in the Member Education Program category with its Windjammer youth organization materials including brochures, education course materials, and newsletters. Marcie Hill submitted the entry. Beaumont Area Educators FCU, Beaumont, Texas, won third place with its "Keep Your Credit History Healthy" campaign. Caryn Hall is Vice President of Lending. The Bridge Awards, an annual contest sponsored by CUNA & Affiliates, encourages excellence in CU member education communications. The nine national winners were the judged best of over 160 entries. A listing of this year’s winners and national honorable mention winners is included. With its network of affiliated state credit union leagues, CUNA serves more than 90 percent of America’s 10,200 credit unions, which are owned by more than 81 million consumer members. Credit unions are not-for-profit cooperatives providing affordable financial services to people from all walks of life.
What are people saying about mortgages today: Rates on 30-year mortgages edged down last week to a seven-month low. Mortgage-giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.3 percent, down slightly from 6.31 percent two weeks ago. It put rates at the lowest level since they were at 6.24 percent the first week of March. Bank of Hawaii, Central Pacific Bank, Territorial Savings Bank and Wells Fargo Home Mortgages all cut their 30-year mortgage rates to 5.75 percent this week. Most people think of a mortgage as a means to an end. After all, you buy a house, not a home loan. But a mortgage is much more than the path to homeownership. It is a financial instrument that must be managed, just like any other financial investment.
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