Annual Meeting Date Change to Monday May 24, 6pm
In order to provide a safe and comfortable outdoor event, the 2021 Annual Meeting of Member-Owners will be on Monday, May 24th at the Hiwassee Meadowlands Park in Calhoun, Tennessee. Join us 6pm under the Pavilion that offers shade for up to 250 people. We look...
Clearing Your “Data Cache”
Web browsers have something called a "data cache" that stores quick information about websites to give you a faster browsing experience. Unfortunately due to the three-day outage of myBRANCH, many members browsers stored "bad information" in their data cache which has...
New Check Vendor: New Styles, Lower Cost!
Bowater Credit Union has partnered with Main Street Member Services to offer our members a new variety of check options, and at a lower cost! There are over 60 styles to choose from at a much lower cost, higher quantity, and with faster shipping too. Check reorders...
Scam Alert: “Auto Wrap Campaign”
Update 2/8/2021: More members have been receiving letters and "checks". This scam is ongoing; read below to ensure you don't fall victim! Multiple members have brought in checks they received in the mail claiming to be payment for an "Auto Wrap Campaign". The members...
ScoreCard Rewards VISA: No Balance Transfer Fee
If you're carrying a balance on a high rate credit card, the new year is a great time to make the switch to the ScoreCard Rewards VISA. We offer no balance transfer fee, which means there's no cost for you to switch to a card available right here through your credit...
Special Offer: No Penalty for Early CD Withdrawals
2020 is behind us and there’s hope for better times ahead. Throughout the pandemic and the various changes it brought, Bowater Credit Union offered a variety of flexible options to make things easier, including special loan offers, waiving fees, and more. We’re happy...
Amanda Pettit Achieves Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor Designation
Bowater Credit Union Collections Specialist Amanda Pettit has passed her final exams to achieve Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor (CCUFC) designation. Certification is an accomplishment she achieved through the CUNA Financial Counseling Certification Program...
Gayle Davis Retires January 4, 2021
After nearly eighteen years of service to members and coworkers, Gayle Davis is retiring from Bowater Credit Union on January 4, 2021. Gayle has benefited the credit union in multiple roles during her time at the credit union. Many members will know her from her days...
Consolidate Your Debt & Own Your Financial Future
Life gets busy, and having too many loan payments to keep up with is a problem you can fix with loan consolidation. Consider these options: ScoreCard Rewards VISA Credit Card: If you have multiple credit card bills, consolidate them onto one card. Unlike other cards...
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Show your support for Meigs Thursday November 12
Bradley County Schools will host a donation event to help the Meigs County Schools families affected by the fatal bus accident that took place on Oct. 27. A head-on collision involving a Meigs County Schools bus and a utility vehicle on the 7700 block of Highway 58...
Why Credit Unions Are Better
If you owned a business, you would do everything you could to create and drive income to grow that business and make it stronger, right? Well, your Credit Union is a business and you are an Owner! So, when you actively use the Credit Union’s products and services, you are investing in your own business, making it stronger for you and all of its other Member-Owners..
Credit Score Tips
Your credit score is calculated from 5 major categories: Payment history: 35%, Amounts owed: 30%, Length of credit history: 15%, New credit: 10%, Types of credit used: 10%
Here are some ways to improve your score in all categories: Payment History
Pay your bills on time. Delinquent payments and collections can have a major negative impact on your FICO score…