San Diego County Credit Union gained 362 new checking accountmembers on Nov. 5 and more than 850 throughout the first week of November,President/CEO Teresa Halleck announced.
|Compared to September's membership growth numbers, membershipgrew by 62% more in October, bringing its total member count to221,470 at the end of the month, she said.
|“BankTransfer Day was a huge success for San Diego County CreditUnion,” Halleck said. “Our highest account openings wereattributable to dissatisfied Bank of America customers, with ChaseBank and Wells Fargo following closely behind.”
|The $5.3 billion CU kicked off a free checking accountpromotion, “Shred Your Big Bank Debit Card,” on Oct. 31, whichencourages members to open a free checking account at San DiegoCounty CU and post photos of themselves shredding their old bankdebit card on the CU's Facebook page for a chance to win $1,000.The promotion runs through Nov. 30.
|“What's exciting is that many members decided to open theiraccount online, which coincides with the promotion on Facebook,”Halleck said. “I suspect that we will continue to see accountgrowth through the end of the year as many big bank customersevaluate their banking relationships.”
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