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Happy International Credit Union Day
Credit union members around the world celebrate International Credit Union Day, an annual event to commemorate the credit union movement’s impact and achievements. This year marks the 73rd anniversary. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that provide an effective and viable alternative to for-profit financial institutions for more than 291 million members in 118 countries…
Read MorecPort Among Best Places To Work in Maine 2021
cPort Credit Union was recently named as one of the 2021 Best Places to Work in Maine. The awards program was created in 2006 and is a project of the Society for Human Resource Management – Maine State Council (MESHRM) and Best Companies Group. Partners endorsing the program include: Mainebiz, the Maine State Chamber of…
Read MorePaying For College
The Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” When considering these bitter roots of education, was Aristotle thinking about college tuition? Without a doubt, the price of a good college education can be expensive in the United States. However, students can plan ahead to lower the…
Read MorecPort Celebrates 90 Years!
We are asked often about what the “c” stands for in our name cPort Credit Union. Our recognizable “c” encompasses everything we do. For us, our “c” represents character, confidence, cooperative, current, and community. Our name may be young, but our history serving the community reaches back to 1931. In the midst of the Great…
Read MorecPort Teller Chris M Featured in Mainebiz
cPort’s very own Chris Mbalazamo was featured in a Mainebiz article about new Mainers working as bank tellers in our state. Chris attended a 12-week new Mainer teller training program that cPort supports. After graduating, Chris came to work at cPort. In the Mainebiz article, Chris states “When I was growing up, my dream job…
Read MorecPort Receives the Champion Award
On Wednesday, June 9, the Portland Regional Chamber awarded cPort Credit Union the Champion Award. Presented to us by UNUM, this award recognizes our efforts to strengthen the foundation of the Portland region through our work to promote racial and social justice. The award was given during the Portland Regional Chamber’s Imagine Portland virtual celebration…
Read MoreIntroducing cPort’s eBanking Financial Wellness Widget.
The next time you log into cPort’s eBanking platform you will see a new Financial Wellness widget (formerly Budgets). This exciting new feature learns buying habits based on your spending history and automatically categorizes transactions for you. This way you can understand where you spend money and how it impacts your finances. The Financial Wellness widget groups…
Read MoreHow it looks is not the only thing that’s different about the new cPort Business Debit Card.
Your business demands innovative banking solutions. cPort is always evolving and expanding our products and services to help you meet that need. Introducing the cPort Business Debit Card. This card is the latest installment in our effort to help simplify the way you do business, all supported by the worldwide acceptance of VISA. A few…
Read MorecPort Sponsors Maine Public News Connect
cPort Credit Union is a sponsor of Maine Public News CONNECT, a six-month pilot program by Maine Public to deliver the news in the four most commonly spoken languages in Maine, after English: French, Spanish, Portuguese and Somali. cPort’s underwriting message for this program is cPort Credit Union. Providing innovative banking solutions while actively supporting Maine’s…
Read MoreWhy my credit score matters
Your credit score matters because it is the single number that can cost or save you a great deal of money in your lifetime. Lenders look at your credit score to determine how much of a risk you might be to for them to loan money to. But, that’s not all! There are many reasons…
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