A single mother of three had technically paid off what she borrowed for a now-junk vehicle, but was still paying on the loan due to CPI.

Recently, Simplicity Credit Union opened a new in-school branch at Loyal Elementary.

In the early ‘70s, my parents separated. My mother needed a car because she had four kids at home, but very few dealers paid any attention to her as a single woman

A member who had recently moved from Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria dreamed of getting his own truck.

It’s so rewarding helping the next generation learn how to responsibly build their credit and a foundation for a better future.

We had a member that was recently divorced and wanted to purchase a home for her and her daughters.

We received a call that a member was in the hospital because her water broke. She was supposed to purchase her home that afternoon, but couldn’t make it to closing since she was going to have a baby any minute.

An elderly member called our consumer lending team to get a vehicle loan, but they were unable to help her due to her debt ratio being too high.

We processed a home equity loan for debt consolidation, home improvement, and a vacation.

I just wanted to send a quick email to say what a pleasure it was to work with Betsy on getting the boat my family wanted to purchase.

A member of five years lost her job during the pandemic and struggled to find a new job. We did a couple of loan payment deferrals on an auto loan and signature loan, but she utltimately fell behind as the final maturity dates for both loans approached.

To celebrate Valentine's Day, the UW Credit Union team made more than 400 valentines for older adults at organizations like NewBridge Madison and United Community Center in Milwaukee.

When an employee was assisting a member with an unrelated situation, he noticed that their mortgage with us had an interest rate of 5%, so he asked the member some questions and offered to process a rate modification to lower the rate to 2.75%.

This year, we established a $20,000 small business grant program to help our members attract more business.

A member approached us with a dilemma. They were hoping to lower their auto payment to make room in their budget to purchase another vehicle.

He saved $1,600 in products, lowered his monthly payment by $71, and will now save a great deal in interest over the life of the loan.

We recently took advantage of a grant opportunity for CDFIs provided by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC).

A member had recently gone through a divorce and shared her appreciation for staff at one of our branch locations.

Initially, she expressed feelings of insecurity about finances, but our staff was able to make her feel comfortable.

e not only discovered another auto loan with a higher rate than what Prospera could offer, but a few more loans that could be refinanced as well.