Community First, since 1959, has been Doing Good!
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0% VISA for
12 months
Are you ready for adventure? Are you ready for summer? Community First is here to get you ready with a 0% (*APR) VISA credit card.
Pay 0% (APR) 12 months on VISA purchases and balance transfers made through August 15, 2021.
We offer three convenient options with our LOCAL Visa® cards: Traditional, Rewards, and Shared Secured.
Find out which card is best for you and apply by visiting our website or stop by your nearest branch.
HELOCs
as low as 4.25%
Tap into the equity of your home to fund any of your summer dreams. Have you been dreaming of upgrading your kitchen? Your backyard? Or maybe it's time to take that dream vacation? Whatever you’re dreaming of, it's time to make it happen!
Loan amounts between $15,000 and $500,000.
Find out the details here.
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COMMUNITY FIRST NAMES NEW CEO
Starts July 1
Scott E. Johnson, Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Strategy Officer at Unify Financial Credit Union in Torrance, Calif., has been named the next CEO of Community First Credit Union, announced Carolyn Welch, Board Chair of the 60,000-member financial cooperative.
“We began this search in October of last year, and conducted multiple video and in-person interviews, utilizing a search firm that specializes in CEO placements for credit unions,” said Welch. “We chose Scott, a former Chief Information Officer, for his applied knowledge of technology, and also because of his solid fit with our corporate culture and the local communities we serve,” she added.
Johnson begins July 1 as Community First’s CEO. Prior to that, he will spend two weeks with current CEO Todd Sheffield, visiting the financial cooperative’s 11 branches, in-house call center and two administrative offices. Sheffield retires June 30, after nearly 20 years of leading the credit union, and growing assets from an initial $91 million to its current $705 million.
“I’m excited about taking the company to the next level of helpful financial products and electronic conveniences for our Membership, and offering more opportunities for our 164 employees as we grow. Just as important, I am committed to continuing a corporate culture that is open, supportive, rewarding, and fun,” said Johnson.
During his nine years at Unify Financial Credit Union, Johnson served as Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Strategy Officer, and CEO of Unify Insurance Solutions. Prior to Unify, he was Chief Technology Officer of Pacific Life Insurance’s Corporate Division. Johnson holds a BA in Economics from Hobart & William Smith Colleges, and an MBA from UC Irvine.
Scott, who has lived in southern California for the past 24 years, and is now an empty-nester –– with a daughter soon to graduate from UC San Diego and a son entering his junior year at UC Riverside –– looks forward to relocating with his wife to Sonoma County.
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Novato Branch Relocates on June 21
More convenience for more Members
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Last month, we announced the relocation of our Novato branch would likely happen between the end of June and middle of July.
As work has progressed, we now have an official opening date: Monday, June 21! Our new location will be 1539 South Novato Blvd., in the Nave Center, and less than 30 feet from Novato’s main post office.
What does this mean for our northern Marin and southern Sonoma County Members? Our new location is on one of Novato’s main thoroughfares, and is part of the Nave Shopping Center, where the iconic Pini Hardware is located, as well as a Grocery Outlet, the city’s main post office, and several shops and eateries –– making it easy to link multiple errands.
You’ll find a brand-new ATM and other updated equipment at the relocated branch. But our staff remains the same people you’ve come to know and trust through the years.
Signs will be placed at the current branch on Digital Drive, advising Members that the branch will be shuttered by day’s end, Friday, June 18, while the old ATM will remain operational through day’s end, June 21.
Please stop by the new branch, and see what better banking looks like in Novato!
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Are you ready for a return to normal? If the prognosticators at the state of California are correct, and the health commissioners of our respective five counties agree, we should see some big changes starting Tuesday, June 15.
Community First expects its 11 branches to go back to standard hours on June 15: 9a to 5:30p, Monday through Friday. Meanwhile, our in-house Call Center will continue its hours of 8:30a to 5:30p, Monday through Friday, and 9a to 1p on Saturday.
Additionally, our banking bot, Maggie, is available to you 24/7, as is our online banking and mobile banking app, and 34,200 CO-OP ATMs nationally.
The CDC has said that those who are fully vaccinated can go maskless. Our region continues its climb to full vaccinations …
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Arlene Colombini Scholarship Recipients |
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Another graduation season is upon us. Community First is excited to celebrate the Class of 2021.
Community First was founded by local teachers in 1959 and has supported local education ever since.
One way we continue to support local students is through our annual Arlene Colombini Scholarship. CFCU awards four students in Lake and Mendocino counties with a $1,000 scholarship to help kickstart their next educational endeavor.
The scholarship is open to all Lake and Mendocino graduating high school seniors and college students enrolled at Mendocino College.
Community First congratulates this year’s recipients:
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Emily Redfearn of Ukiah High School
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Maya Sholin of Mendocino High School
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Arturo Molina Alonso of Lower Lake High School
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Mason Elsa of Clear Lake High School
The scholarship is named for Arlene Colombini in recognition of her 60-plus years of service to CFCU. Arlene continues on as Community First’s longest-serving volunteer and Board Member.
Congratulations Class 2021!
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PO Box 6004,
Santa Rosa, CA 95406
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