Member News

October 3, 2025

Make spending worth it

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Maximize your daily savings with the Global Credit Card—a card uniquely designed for everyday shoppers. Start with a low variable rate between 12.50% APR to 18.00% APR*, then add in reward points you can use for travel, hotels, rental cars, and even purchases at Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens.

You’ll want to apply soon: Starting in November, every time you use your Global Credit Card you get another chance at winning 1,000,000 reward points during our Million Points Mania sweepstakes. Shop where you love, save money, and increase your chances of winning 1 million points. Talk about a winning combination!

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*Annual Percentage Rate (APR) can change monthly. Annual fee of $50 waived for Global checking account holders. Cash advance fees up to 2% of the cash advance amount ($10 maximum), balance transfer fee 3% of amount transferred, late payment fee (up to $30), and returned payment fee (up to $20) other fees may apply. 

Offering student loans through Sallie Mae®

Ready to take your education to the next level? Explore Sallie Mae loans to get the money you need to hit your next milestone. Loans are available for undergraduate students, graduate students, and people seeking career training.

  • Rate options that may work with your financial plan
  • No origination fee or prepayment penalty*
  • Multiple repayment options
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*These loans are made by Sallie Mae Bank. Global Federal Credit Union is not the creditor for these loans and is compensated by Sallie Mae for the referral of loan customers. Although Sallie Mae does not charge a penalty or fee if you prepay your loan, any prepayment will be applied as outlined in your promissory note—first to Unpaid Fees and costs, then to Unpaid Interest, and then to Current Principal.

You’ve made a big difference in your community

Thanks to your generous donations during the Global Credit Union Foundation’s 2025 Members Making Change fundraising drive, we raised $88,000! Nearly 100% goes to nonprofits supporting children, Veterans, military members, and their families.

Visit globalcufoundation.com

Keeping your information secure

Global Credit Union has implemented a comprehensive range of security measures to ensure the safety of your information. These measures include encryption, authentication, firewalls, secured backend systems, fraud-monitoring tools, and session management controls.

However, one of our best forms of security is you.

Please remember, your password is for your eyes only! We will never ask for your password through any of the ways we communicate with you. By working together, we can help stamp out fraud!

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Around the community

We love staying active and engaged in our communities. Here are a few events we’ve participated in this year.

2025 Alaska State Fair

What a year for the Alaska State Fair! Global spokesperson Mari had a great time meeting Global members, snacking on fair food, and getting into some fun fair festivities. Here she is visiting Global employees at our fair booth.

Pig Out in the Park

We can’t get enough of fairs—or fair food! Global was proud to be the title sponsor for this year’s food festival in Spokane, WA, where we enjoyed live music, great food, and had a fantastic time.

GCU Welcome Week

Team Global attended Welcome Week at Grand Canyon University and had a blast welcoming new and returning students to campus!

2026 Election information

The 2026 election will be carried out by mail ballot and will fill 3 three-year term positions and 1 two-year term position on the Board of Directors. Ballots will be mailed to members in April 2026 (if applicable), and the election results will be announced at the 2026 Annual Meeting scheduled for May 20.

The Nominating Committee has nominated the following candidates for the offices indicated:

Board of Directors

3 three-year term positions

Busch, Millard (Mick): Retired, CUNA Mutual Insurance Group (CMG). Mick worked exclusively with Credit Unions in Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, and Washington and brings over 40 years of experience in the Insurance Industry. Graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with degrees in Chemistry and Biology. Member of Global Credit Union since 2020. Chairman of Global’s Northwest Regional Advisory Committee since 2023 and recently appointed to the Board of Directors.

Lee, Ronald: Retired, U.S. Air Force. Resource Manager for the PACAF Regional Support Center on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with 40 years’ experience in financial management. Master’s Degree in Business Organizational Management from the University of LaVerne. Member of Global Credit Union since 1992. Joined the Supervisory Committee in 1997 and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2012.

Turner, RaeDene: Retired, with over 33 years’ Civil Service experience working for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Finance & Budget career fields. Ten years experience in the banking industry prior to Civil Service, holding numerous positions including internal bank auditing. Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Wayland Baptist University. Member of Global Credit Union since 1995. Member of the Board of Directors since 2019 and previously served on the Supervisory Committee for three years. 

Board of Directors

1 two-year term position:

Warrington, Sarah: Finance professional with over 10 years experience working for Alaska Native Corporations. Sarah has extensive knowledge and experience in strategic planning, acquisition and investment due diligence, investment and portfolio management, and financial valuation. Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage and Bachelor’s of Science in Economics with a Minor in Accounting from Saint Mary’s College of California. Member of the Supervisory Committee since 2019.

Other members interested in becoming candidates can qualify by the petition method. Official petition forms must be used, and will be available on November 3, 2025, at any Global Credit Union branch, or by calling 907-786-2751. The signatures and account numbers of at least 500 members are required in order to qualify as a candidate by the petition method. Petitions must be returned to the credit union by December 5, 2025.