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2009 summed up via video

James — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:55:15 +0000

2009 has been a tumultuous year but while other financial institutions found themselves scrambling to keep their head above water TVFCU stayed focused on what is truly important, enhancing member’s lifestyles. 2010 will be no different. We have a lot of plans and exciting things happening in the coming year, most of which I can’t talk about yet, but all of which will make your lives easier when it comes to managing your financial future. One of which is a completely redesigned and re-purposed website. Be looking for future posts where we will be asking for your feedback on this.

One of the great honors of 2009 was when we were awarded the Best of the Best Credit Union in Chattanooga for the second year in a row. This means a great deal to us and we can’t wait to for the opportunity to do it again next year. As a part of our profile page for the award the video below was made. You can also check it out on the Chattanooga Times Free Press website.

Thank you to everyone who voted for us and wish you a very Happy New Year!

Facebook Friday Starts Now

James — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:53:37 +0000

Do you want to win a $50 iTune gift card?

Today marks the beginning of the TVFCU Facebook Friday! Don’t forget to take some great photos while you are at the game. You can start posting your FabO Photos today at facebook.com/tvfcu.

If you can’t make it to the football jamboree tonight, you will be missed. However, you can still upload your favorite football game photos to our facebook page all week long.

One winning photo will be selected next Friday (8/21) and awarded one $50 iTune gift card. For contest details visit www.tvfcu.com/fallfootball

Free $50 iTunes Gift Cards?

James — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:23:08 +0000

Who says it doesn’t pay to be a followers. Well it does now. During high school football season, TVFCU is awarding two free $50 iTunes gift cards to our Fans on Facebook and Followers on Twitter.

There are 2 easy ways to win.

Twitter Tuesdays – Check twitter.com/tvfcu for the football themed question of the week beginning Tuesday, August 18 and tweet your opinion. Be sure to add the hash tag #tvfcuffb. One winning tweet will be chosen each Tuesday from August 25, 2009 through November 3, 2009. Prize is one $50 iTunes gift card each week.

Facebook Fridays – Become TVFCU’s Fan on Facebook and upload your favorite football game photo to facebook.com/tvfcu beginning Friday, August 14, 2009. One winning photo will be chosen each Friday from August 21, 2009 through November 6, 2009. Prize is one $50 iTunes gift card each week. For all the details visit www.tvfcu.com/fallfootball/

So show off your skills, have fun and you may just win some free tunes! Sounds like a win-win situation, huh?

UPDATE: Remember that these contests are on Facebook and Twitter only. You must participate on the respective service for a chance to win.

IE8 is broken and fixed at the same time.

James — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:21:01 +0000

Some members have mentioned that they are having trouble viewing various websites while using Microsoft’s newest browser, Internet Explorer 8. Microsoft’s claim is that some websites were designed for older browsers and therefore may not render correctly in their NEW IE8 browser. Of course there are many NEW browsers that render these pages exactly as the designer intended but that is the subject of another post.

Microsoft’s IE8 does have a solution for these OLDER web pages. It’s called “compatibility view”. Compatibility view basically make IE8 render a web page as if it were IE7. In a perfect world Microsoft would simply make a browser that worked in its standard mode but at least there is a solution.

For more information on “compatibility view” and including how to activate it if you have run into pages that don’t seem to look right, please check out the video below.

Internet Explorer 8: Compatibility View

No more 4-letter word: A story of redemption

James — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:21:07 +0000

I would like to tell you a story. I’ll try and keep it brief. I started working at TVFCU 2 years ago. At the time it was a great job and working environment but that was about it. I had no real connection. It was like I was being adopted into a new family but for me it was simply a matter of convenience. I wasn’t sure how well I fit in.

My new family talked differently and expected me to clean up my language. During my first couple months I was corrected for the foul language I used. I was told that we don’t use the 4-letter word around here. What was the big deal? I have been using that word all my life. I learned it from my parents. In fact, they introduced me to that word when I was only 4 years old.

I know what you’re thinking. “What kind of animals were your parents?” They were just like anybody else’s parents, I guess. By that I mean they weren’t perfect but tried their best. Looking back, I’m not even sure they knew what that word really meant. I know I didn’t.

A few months into my new job here at TVFCU I was forced to listen to our President and CEO, Blake Strickland, share the history of the credit union. Don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t held at gun point or anything. I was really kind of tricked. I was asked to help with the DVD that he was going to show our newest employees about the history of the credit union and the differences from other financial intuitions. Through that simple act of deception I was held captive to his presentation. What I heard shocked me. Alright, shocked is a little dramatic. It intrigued me.

Knowing where we came from changes things. It creates a sense of ownership and pride. It causes you to value those who came before to ensure we have what we do today. It makes you want to be a part of the next generations history lesson. It makes me want to be known as someone who preserved and progressed the values of TVFCU and is worthy to be noted in the timeline of our story.

I’m a relatively new convert but I have come to love TVFCU and the Credit Union movement and I don’t give a BANK who knows it. Sorry, I’m still working on my language.

If you would like to know more about the history of TVFCU check out Our History page.