What does my savings report represent?
Your Membership Savings Report represents an estimate of savings and is for illustration purposes only. The savings amount is not a dividend and is not paid to members. Rate and fee data of various financial institutions, within First Tech’s four primary market areas of Portland/Vancouver, Seattle, Bay Area CA and Colorado, were purchased from Informa Research Services, Inc., as of 11.23.15. Members outside of a primary market were compared to the average of the four primary markets. If multiple comparisons were not available for a product, the product was either excluded completely from our research or the calculation was based on limited comparisons. Rates for all account types are subject to change without notice. Punitive fees were not taken into consideration when calculating any member benefits.
What if my account was not open during all of 2015?
If your account was not open for all of 2015, your information was annualized. Annualized simply means that we've estimated your account for an entire year regardless of when you actually opened the account.
What if my report shows “0”?
If one or more of your accounts show a “0” savings amount it means that our analysis determined that you have a competitive rate on your product. If you have questions, please schedule your review online or stop by your local branch.
Calculation FAQs
What fees are included in the Fee Benefit calculation?
The only fees included for our deposit products are the actual ATM rebates we reimburse to members who qualify for their Dividend Rewards Checking accounts. The fees included on our lending side are the annual Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) fee and any origination fees that may be tied to specific products.
Data FAQs
Where did you get the data?
We purchased rate and fee data from Informa Research Services, Inc., Calabasas, CA, www.informars.com as of November 23, 2015. Rates can change without notice.
What are product categories?
Below are the product categories we used. If multiple comparisons were not available for a product, the product was either excluded completely from our research or the calculation was based on limited comparisons.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS |
LOAN ACCOUNTS |
SavingsMembership Savings Carefree Savings
Health Savings AccountHealth Savings Account
Money Market SavingsInstant Access Savings
Dividend Rewards CheckingDividend Rewards Checking* *for those who qualified for the higher rate 50% or more of the time
Interest CheckingFirst Checking Plus Checking Plus
CheckingCarefree Checking
Certificates6 to 60-month Certificate 13-month Bump-Up Certificate
IRA Savings & Certificates6- to 60-Month Traditional Education Savings Account Certificate 6 to 60-Month Roth Certificate 6 to 60-Month Traditional IRA Certificate 13-Month Bump-Up Traditional Education Savings Account Certificate 13-Month Bump-Up Roth Certificate 13-Month Bump-Up Traditional IRA Certificate IRA Savings Coverdell Education Savings Roth Instant Access IRA Instant Access
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First MortgageFixed Rate First Mortgage Adjustable Rate First Mortgage Jumbo First Mortgage
Home Equity LoanFixed Rate Equity e3 Fixed Rate Loan
Cash Back Credit CardPlatinum Cashback MasterCard Platinum Secured Cashback MasterCard VISA Platinum Cash Rewards
Rewards Credit CardMasterCard Odyssey World Elite Vintage MasterCard World Choice Reward Vintage Platinum Rewards MasterCard Platinum Secured Rewards MasterCard VISA Platinum Rewards VISA Signature
Credit CardPlatinum MasterCard VISA Platinum Secured VISA Platinum
Auto LoanNew and Used Open End Auto Loan New and Used Closed End Auto Loan
Personal Loan/Line of CreditConsumer Line of Credit Lightning Line of Credit Personal Line of Credit Signature Closed End Loan Savings Secured Closed End Loan Savings Secured Open End Loan
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What if I don’t see all my products?
If multiple comparisons were not available for a product, the product was either excluded completely from our research or the calculation was based on limited comparisons. Below is a list of products from our comparisons.
Excluded Products |
36 Month Non Member CD 48 Month Non Member CD 60 Month Non Member CD Business 12 Month Certificate Business 24 Month Certificate Business 36 Month Certificate Business 60 Month Certificate Business 6 Month Certificate Business Dividend Checking First Business Basic Checking Business Instant Access Savings Internal Custodial (DLR/INVR) Simple Business Checking Simple Business Savings Business Membership Savings Savings Custodial Commercial Real Estate Variable Interest Only Variable Portion Variable Rate Simple Interest Old Home Equity Lines Commercial Real Estate Fixed Fixed Rate Simple Interest Sold FNMA Modification |
Interest Only Fixed Portion Business Mortgage Loan Platinum HELOC Rewards MasterCard VISA Platinum Secured Rewards Visa Classic Visa Gold Fixed Commercial Platinum VISA Commercial Line of Credit Commercial Overdraft Protection Stock Line of Credit Salary Advance Loan Commercial Equipment Commercial Term Loan Commercial Vehicle Emergency Energy Loan Indirect Recreation Vehicle Manufactured Homes Other Vehicles Closed End Other Vehicles Open End Stock Secured Closed End Stock Secured Open End Solar Loans |