As we continue to monitor developments regarding Coronavirus, Greater Alliance recognizes that some of our members may be negatively affected by impacts of this global outbreak. As always, our focus is the safety and well-being of our members, employees and the communities we serve, and our thoughts are with those who have been impacted. As a financial institution we are taking all the necessary steps to protect our members and staff: We have provided hand sanitizers for members and all…
Sunsetting Payroll Deduction
Sunsetting Payroll Deduction – April 1, 2020 Did you know you can setup your loan payments or deposit into any club or savings account automatically? Set up an automatic transfer through Online or Mobile banking. With an automatic transfer, you don’t have to think about moving the money. It just happens each month. You can setup weekly, bi-weekly or monthly payments and your payments will be made on time every time. You can do the same if you would like…
Summer President’s Message
Dear Valued Members: Thank you for being a part of our financial cooperative, community and our growth. The dream of 5 Hackensack educators has flourished into what we all know now as Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union. We had humble beginnings, having our first office in 1937 in the cloak closet of the Superintendent of Schools in Hackensack, NJ. In the 70’s, our records were manually kept on index cards in our filing cabinet stored in the bathtub of our…
Phishing Email Security Alert
We have been alerted to malicious phishing emails that may have been directed to our members. While the name and emails look remarkably like Greater Alliance Federal Credit Union, they do not originate from Greater Alliance and upon closer review you will notice subtle differences in these communications. We would like to warn you of this attempt to access member credentials and advise you not to access these emails and you should NOT enter any personal information or your Greater Alliance…
#BetterBranch – FAQs
We will be providing the most recent updates regarding our Hackensack branch relocation below. Please check back frequently or follow us on Facebook or Twitter for all the updates with the trending #BetterBranch. Q1. Why is the Hackensack branch relocating? A. Our lease will be expiring in May 2020 and a collective decision was made by the management and the board of directors to explore new locations and possibilities that will help provide a better in branch experience for our members. Q2.…
Spring President’s Message
Dear Valued Member: Happy Spring! Now that winter is finally behind us, we couldn’t wait to get going with our spring projects. Like your typical household, your credit union team takes advantage of this season to look at our products and services and make the necessary tweaks to make sure they are still relevant and meeting your financial needs. Part of our success is knowing our members, and since we’ve been around for over 80 years, we have built a…
Important Notification – Online and Mobile Banking Security Upgrade
To provide the most secure environment for our members, we are updating our Online Banking platform on Monday, February 25th. If you are using any of the Devices or Operating systems below, you will need to upgrade or use an alternate method to connect. If you fail to make this upgrade you may have partial access or NO any access at all after February 25th. Details on Impacted Systems and Devices: Mobile Device Operating Systems Android devices version 4.4.4 and…
President’s Message 2019
Dear Valued Member: We blinked and the year is over. The phrase “time flies when you’re having fun” couldn’t be any truer for 2018. We have been busy leveraging our new system’s capabilities to give you more accessibility options and to help streamline the way you manage your finances even better. Simplicity is what we aim for and we are consistently reviewing our various products and services and giving them an overhaul to ensure they are very simple to use…
Adopt-A-Child
We ask our employees and members to help us collect gift during the holiday season to be donated to children in low-income communities to being joy and fun to their lives.…
2018 Annual Food Drive
Make a difference! As a means of demonstrating the “People Helping People” spirit of credit unions, we are pleased to host our annual food drive to benefit the following food pantries: • Center for Food Action of Hackensack • CUMAC of Paterson • Table of Plenty Food Pantry, Annunciation Church in Paramus During the entire month of November and December, we will collect food and other basic necessities to help those less fortunate. Please donate your non–perishable food items during this holiday…