Open During Renovations
Our Dorchester Branch at 1010 Morrissey Boulevard is open regular business hours while under renovation.
Hours are:
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, 8:00 am to noon
Annual Thomas P. Coyne Scholarship Drawing
This year's Thomas P. Coyne Scholarship Drawing will take place on March 16, 2010, winners will be notified by mail. The Scholarship Committee will randomly draw fifteen lucky winners, each receiving a $1,000 scholarship to be used for the 2010/2011 school year. Scholarship winnings can be used for tuition at any tuition based grammar school, high school or college. Winners will be required to submit verification of school enrollment for the 2010/2011 school year, funds will be paid directly to the school.
Members will receive their official Scholarship Entry Form via mail with their quarterly newsletter. Entries will only be accepted on the official Scholarship Entry Form. Entries must be received at any branch by 5:00 pm on March 10, 2010 or postmarked no later than March 10, 2010. Only one entry per member.
Current members in good standing are eligible to enter, as well as, any new member that joins the Credit Union by February 12, 2010. Members may enter their self, their spouse, child or grandchild. City of Boston Credit Union Directors, Employees and non-Member children and grandchildren of Directors and Employees are not eligible for the scholarship drawing.
Haitian Earthquake Relief Fraud Alert
City of Boston Credit Union members should be aware of the following guidelines released by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigations regarding exhibiting caution when donating money to individuals and organizations for relief efforts in Haiti:
The FBI reminds Internet users who receive appeals to donate money in the aftermath of Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti to apply a critical eye and do their due diligence before responding to those requests. Past tragedies and natural disasters have prompted individuals with criminal intent to solicit contributions purportedly for a charitable organization and/or a good cause.
Therefore, before making a donation of any kind, consumers should adhere to certain guidelines, to include the following:
- Do not respond to any unsolicited (spam) incoming e-mails, including clicking links contained within those messages.
- Be skeptical of individuals representing themselves as surviving victims or officials asking for donations via e-mail or social networking sites.
- Verify the legitimacy of nonprofit organizations by utilizing various Internet-based resources that may assist in confirming the group’s existence and its nonprofit status rather than following a purported link to the site.
- Be cautious of e-mails that claim to show pictures of the disaster areas in attached files because the files may contain viruses. Only open attachments from known senders.
- Make contributions directly to known organizations rather than relying on others to make the donation on your behalf to ensure contributions are received and used for intended purposes.
- Do not give your personal or financial information to anyone who solicits contributions: Providing such information may compromise your identity and make you vulnerable to identity theft.
Anyone who has received an e-mail referencing the above information or anyone who may have been a victim of this or a similar incident should notify the IC3 via www.ic3.gov. For further information, please visit the FBI's Web site: www.fbi.gov
Please note if you are a member of the Credit Union and believe you may have given your personal information to a fraudulent solicitor you need to contact us immediately, during business hours 617-635-4545 and during non-business hours 1-800-264-5578.
MOVING?
Be sure to contact the Credit Union to let us know your new address so you can continue to receive your account statements and other correspondence in a timely manner.
NEW PHISHING ALERT AS OF MARCH 5, 2010
Please remember that City of Boston Credit Union will never contact you via text message, phone call or email requesting personal information. If any member receives a request in this manner report it to any of our branch locations immediately so that we may notify the proper authorities. These are fraudulent requests and you should not give out your personal information.
For more information about phishing please click here.
DEPOSITS FULLY INSURED
We're pleased to let our members know that under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, signed into law on October 3, 2008, federal share insurance coverage at City of Boston Credit Union has increased from $100,000 to $250,000 for individual accounts. The existing $250,000 coverage level for IRA accounts remains unchanged under the new law.
Click here for more information regarding member deposit insurance at City of Boston Credit Union.
Massachusetts Credit Union League Scholarship
City of Boston Credit Union is a sponsoring credit union for the Massachusetts Credit Union Leagues 2010 College Scholarship Program. The League is offering six $1,500 scholarships, one per each League Chapter. City of Boston Credit Union is a member of the Metro Boston Chapter. Please note this is not related to the Credit Union's Annual Thomas P. Coyne Scholarship Drawing.
Guidelines:
- Eligibility is limited to high school seniors who will be enrolled in an undergraduate college degree program during the 2010-2011 academic year.
- Applicant or parent/guardian must be a member of City of Boston Credit Union.
- Each applicant must complete the official League scholarship application form and submit it with the other required material to any City of Boston Credit Union location or mail to City of Boston Credit Union, attn: Karla McCarron, One Union Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108 by 5:00 pm March 12, 2010 - no exceptions.
- City of Boston Credit Union will forward applications & materials to the Massachusetts Credit Union League Metro Boston Chapter President. The Chapter will evaluate all applications and decide the scholarship winner. The decision of the Chapter will be final, City of Boston Credit Union has no control of the chosen winner.
Website Browser Support
Main Site:
The following browsers work best with City of Boston Credit Union's main website: Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Mozilla/Firefox 1.0 or above.
Home Banking and Bill Pay Site:
City of Boston Credit Union Home Banking and Bill Pay works best with the following browser software.
Windows Users: Firefox 3.0 and 3.5, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 and 8.
Macintosh Users: Safari 4.0
Other browsers and operating systems may work effectively, however we do not test against them; therefore your experience may vary. We regularly monitor and test browsers to ensure the highest security standards. Please note some areas of our Home Banking and Bill Pay Site may require the use of Macromedia Flash or Adobe Acrobat Reader.
