Annual Meeting
The 63rd Annual Meeting of the Credit Union will be held on Thursday, April 1, 2010.
 

 

News

Current News Articles
Membership Referral Contest Winners
Five members won an Apple iPod Touch by referring family members to BFSFCU.
Haiti Relief Fund
In response to the earthquake and resulting crisis in Haiti, BFSFCU has created a relief fund.
"Zuesbot" Computer Virus
BFSFCU has been notified of a new computer malware virus called "zeusbot" which is aimed at stealing online banking login credentials and credit card information from credit union members.
Scheduled Systems Maintenance
BFSFCU will be performing scheduled system maintenance which will affect Online Banking, and Audio Response Banking.
Scheduled Phone System Maintenance
BFSFCU will be performing scheduled maintenance on our telephone system on Friday, November 20, 2009 beginning at 7:00pm.
Springfield Shared Branch to Close
The Springfield Plaza Credit Union Family Service Center (located at 6314 Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA 22150) was closed on December 12, 2009.
Changes to Your Statement
On November 8, 2009, President Obama signed into law a bill containing a correction to an earlier law that would have required that financial institutions send periodic statements on open-ended loans (BFSFCU’s L8 and L9s) 21 days before the payment due date.
BillPay Sweepstakes Winners
We'd like to congratulate the winners of the 2009 Bill Pay Summer Sweepstakes!

News Archive
Changes to Your Statement
You may have recently noticed a message on your August account statement regarding changes to U.S. federal law that impact how the Credit Union handles and discloses the payment due dates on our Line of Credit/Reserve (L8) and Home Equity Line of Credit (L9) loans.
Important Information about Your BFSFCU ATM Card
MasterCard® now assesses a fee for processing and currency conversion on all ATM transactions outside of the U.S., Puerto Rico or the U. S. Virgin Islands. In order to offset this cost, effective September 1, 2009, BFSFCU will begin charging members a 1% Foreign Transaction Fee on all foreign ATM card transactions. This fee will appear as a separate line item on your BFSFCU account statement.
Protecting Your Accounts
We take fraud prevention very seriously at BFSFCU and have implemented certain fraud detection systems to help protect your BFSFCU Credit and Debit Cards from fraudulent activity. This detection system will monitor your card transactions and detect usage which is different from your ordinary spending patterns, as well as rely on card industry alerts regarding incidences of compromised cards.