Jordan & Howard will fill our 3-year terms & Jason will fill the 1-year term.
Register below for our virtual AGM on May 19, 2021:
One way to help the environment this year is to make the switch from paper to e-statements.
WHY? Save trees, saves money and time!
Why go paperless with e-statements?
– Save trees and reduce your environmental footprint
– Convenient access anytime, anywhere
– The option to download or print statements
– Images of cleared cheques
– No risk of confidential information being lost or stolen in the mail
How do you make the switch? It’s easy!
Or connect with our staff!
Ordering in tonight or getting some curbside pickup? Whenever you pay for restaurant meals and takeout from April 1 to June 30 using your credit card with us, you’ll automatically get 50% more reward points for every dollar spent.
That’s right. You can enjoy your favourite meals while stocking up on reward points. It’s just another way we take care of our members.
This offer is available from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 on all Collabria consumer rewards credit card accounts (Cash Back, Centra Gold, World, Infinite, Travel Rewards Gold) and business rewards cards (No Fee Cash Back, Platinum Business Mastercard, Visa Infinite Business). During the promotional period, cardholders will earn 50% more rewards points when they use their Collabria credit card to pay for restaurant and fast food restaurant purchases. Classic, US Dollar and Low Rate Business credit cards are excluded from this offer.
– Relationship-Based “Wow” Banking
Members receive exceptional planning and advice expertise from our local staff who put your best interests at the forefront – because when you succeed, we succeed too!
– Local Decision Making
Our decisions and paperwork aren’t run up a chain somewhere in Toronto or Vancouver, all our decisions are made in our local branches or right here at our head-office in Vernon!
– Simplified Process
Start your application online and book an appointment online when it’s convenient for you!
– Flexibility
As a credit union, we have more flexibility than the big banks for our approvals. We don’t disqualify people for mortgages based solely on certain factors, instead, we individually review each application, and look at unique scenarios case by case.
Contact us to learn more or:
Start your application online and book an appointment online when it’s convenient for you!
*5 Year Fixed Mortgage Insured (rates subject to change). Limited time offer. Terms and conditions apply, please ask us for further details.
Don’t carry around a cheque in your purse or wallet waiting to deposit it in branch and risk losing it or having it stolen….deposit it right away with Deposit Anywhere™!
Today’s Tip: Depositing cheques is a snap
With Deposit Anywhere, you can quickly and securely deposit cheques with your smartphone or tablet, from anywhere, day or night. So whether you’re at coffee with friends, at work, or staying up late to get your banking done—any time is the right time to deposit cheques.
Here’s how it works
1. Open the app on your smartphone
2. Tap the “deposit” button
3. Select your account and enter the amount
4. Snap a photo of the front and back of your cheque
5. Confirm the details and tap “submit”. The money has been deposited!
6. Write “deposited” across the front of the cheque and store in a safe place for 120 days before destroying it.
Free, Fast & Secure
Deposit Anywhere is a free service and just as secure as depositing your cheque at a branch. Plus, it’s fast. Most people complete their deposit in less than a minute and can do it from anywhere and at any time.
Download the VantageOne Mobile Banking App on iTunes for Apple devices or Google Play for Android devices today!
Have questions or need more information? Chat with us, e-mail us or give us a call
March is Fraud Awareness & Prevention Month! This is an annual campaign through the month of March that seeks to help Canadians recognize, reject and report fraud. Learn more here.
Follow VantageOne on social media and check our website often for new and important tips and tools to help you protect yourself from frauds and scammers. For more information check out our Anti-fraud Resources and videos here
We all have a role to play in keeping our financial activity secure:
What you should and shouldn’t do as the sender:
– Include the answer in your security question
– Share the answer to your security question via email, text or on social media
– Reuse the same security question and answer for multiple recipients
– Create a unique security question that only you and the recipient will know
– Only share the answer to your security question with the recipient over a secure method of communication, such as over the phone
What you should and shouldn’t do as the recipient:
– Create weak account passwords that anyone can easily guess
– Share your passwords with anyone or use the same password for all your accounts
– Suggest multiple senders use the same security question and answer
– Register for Interac e-Transfer Autodeposit to have money automatically deposited when you receive it
– Create strong and unique passwords to protect your accounts, including your email and social media accounts
Small and medium-sized businesses are vital to British Columbia’s economy. As part of StrongerBC, B.C.’s Economic Recovery Plan the Launch Online Grant program will invest up to $12 million to help small- and medium-sized businesses throughout B.C. move their business model online.
The Launch Online Grant program provides funding to B.C.-based businesses to create an online shop and/or improve their e-commerce experience to attract new local customers and expand to new markets. The grant will pay for up to 75% of eligible expenses, up to a maximum of $7,500 per business.
The program supports a rapid response for businesses and is accepting applications from businesses ready to start and finish their online shop within 12 weeks.
Offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funding is gone or closes on March 31, 2021.
Learn more: https://launchonline.ca/
The BC Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant program provides fully-funded grants to businesses to ensure they have the support they need during and beyond COVID-19.
Grants of $10,000 to $30,000 are available to small and medium-sized B.C. businesses impacted by COVID-19. An additional $5,000 to $15,000 grant is available to eligible tourism-related businesses.
The program runs until March 31, 2021, or until the funds are fully allocated, whichever comes first.
The first step is to apply for funding online.
PROMO ENDED ON MARCH 1, 2021
Making an RRSP contribution helps you save on taxes – you may even get a tax refund. But what happens if you don’t have enough money to make a contribution? Should you borrow through an RRSP loan? Read below to learn more.
How can an RRSP Catch Up Loan help me?
Putting away money for your RRSP can be difficult, especially if you’re dealing with bills, credit card debt, and other life commitments that don’t allow you the time or money to focus on your retirement goals. If you fear you will not be able to contribute to your RRSP this coming year, then the RRSP Catch Up loan is the option for you. It allows you to borrow money at low rates in order to keep contributing to your RRSP.*
What are the benefits of a VantageOne RRSP Catch Up Loan?
Using an RRSP loan can be a powerful strategy to boost your RRSP contributions and build your retirement portfolio. The RRSP Catch Up Loan allows you to fill up this contribution room while reaping the rewards of the tax benefits. Plus, with VantageOne you get these extra benefits:
*Rates are subject to change at any time without notice. Limited time offer.
Minimum $500 deposit. Terms and conditions apply, please ask us for further details.
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