Your guide to staying in touch with the OCCU team

We’ve been through some exciting changes together – and we’re still picking up momentum! Here are eight ways you can stay connected to the OCCU team, learn the latest updates on our growth together and strengthen your financial wellness.
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Credit Unions vs. Banks

You can be a force for good

When you join the credit union movement, you become a part of something great. When you take off toward your money goals, you’re helping your friends and neighbors reach theirs as well.
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Community
Credit Unions vs. Banks

Meet the OCCU team: Junction City branch

We’re branching out and planting roots in new places! Meet our new Junction City branch team and find out what we’re looking forward to as we join the community.
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Community
Credit Unions vs. Banks

When paperwork starts piling up, Shred Fest can help

While many of us strive to live in a paperless world (at least as far as bills and account statements go), there always seems to be a stack of papers — maybe on a counter or hidden away in a drawer that’s getting more and more difficult to close —
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Community

No worries: Safe savings options

Growing your money is all about making tradeoffs. Sometimes it’s worth taking a chance on an investment with a potentially higher payoff. Other times you’re better off playing it safe with slow and steady growth — which is especially true if your
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Budgeting & Saving
Credit Unions vs. Banks

How to reach your savings goals with a certificate of deposit (CD)

Savvy savers know saving money is about more than just setting up an automatic deposit and passively collecting interest. It’s an art form — an act of co-creation between you and your money. Active saving is all about visualizing a goal and then
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Budgeting & Saving

Member security: What’s card skimming and what should I look out for?

Debit and credit cards have built-in layers of security designed to protect your money from fraud. With smart technologies such as the Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip, which encrypts your information to make transactions more secure, using a
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Privacy & Security

Have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page

Have questions about your OCCU membership, loans, credit cards and more? We have answers. Get the information you're looking for to your member questions all in one place at our new FAQs page.
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Community

Short-term money goals: What are they and how to save for them

Saving money and budgeting isn’t just for the big stuff. Have money goals you want to achieve in three to five years? At OCCU we’ve outlined the ways to help get you there.
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Budgeting & Saving
Starting Out Financially

How to pay off debt

Is debt feeling heavy and difficult to get rid of? Don’t panic – we’re here to support you with creating a plan. Here’s how you can identify your priorities and create a plan to start paying off your debt.
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Managing Debt & Credit