Teach your kids money skills for life!
It’s never too early to teach your kids good savings and money habits.
No matter the age or stage of life, our Youth and Teen Accounts grow with them. They’ll learn how to budget, spend, and make wise financial decisions that will benefit them–and you–for a lifetime.
Open a new Youth or Teen Account today.
“Lenny the Lion” Children’s Savers Club
Help Your Kids To Save Early
This very special club is for children 12 and under. For an opening deposit of $5, your junior savers get to:
- Participate in Youth Week
- Dress up for Halloween Week at the Credit Union
- Attend our Santa Party, where they will get a selfie with Santa
- “Earn While You Learn” money for top school grades
- Receive a birthday card from Lenny!
InvesTeen Accounts
Teach Your Teens To Save
Help your teens to become financially independent and money-savvy. With the InvesTeen Account, they get:
- Free Checking
- Savings
- Student Scholarship Opportunities
- Earn While You Learn
The InvesTeen savings and checking are great ways to help teens grow into financial maturity.
InvesTeen products are hassle-free and give teens the responsibility and independence they need. These accounts also help teens build a solid foundation for their future, whatever direction they may take.
| Savings | The minimum balance is $5, which is your membership share. Dividends are calculated daily and paid monthly. |
| Money Market | You may earn a higher dividend rate when you maintain a balance of $5,000 in your regular savings account. Dividends are calculated daily and paid monthly. |
| Christmas Club | Save for Christmas expenses with this special higher yield account. There is a $10 early withdrawal fee as an incentive to save. The funds are transferred to your savings account on November 1st in time for Christmas shopping. Maximum deposit per year is $9,000. |
| Checking | No minimum balance is required and there are no monthly fees. Your first book of checks are free and we do not charge any per check fee. |
| Debit Card/ATM | With a qualified co-applicant* you can have 24-hour access to thousands of ATM locations. When you use an ATM you can withdraw cash from your savings or checking account. Your Debit Card is accepted wherever VISA is accepted. When you use your Debit Card the funds are debited from your checking account. |
Earn While You Learn
If you haven’t already heard, our “Earn While You Learn” program is designed to inspire and reward our young members.
For every “A” (or highest grade possible in a subject) a student receives on their end-of-the-year report card, they will receive $1 deposited into their account. It’s simply another great benefit of being a member of NW Priority Credit Union!
Here’s how it works:
- To qualify they must be the primary member of the NWPCU
- Enrolled in Kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Funds will be given to qualifying subjects: Language Arts, Health, Math, English (Reading), Science, and Social Studies.
- Photocopy the student’s end-of-the-year report card.
- Parent or guardian must complete the “Earn While You Learn” form which will be available online and at each of our locations in May of each year.
- You will then e-mail, drop it off at a NWPCU branch, or mail a copy of the student’s end-of-the-year report card for the school year along with the “Earn While You Learn” Form to:
- email: [email protected] or
- mail: NW Priority Credit Union,
ATTN: Marketing Department,
PO Box 16640,
Portland, OR 97292-0640.
- The deposit will be posted to the student’s savings account each August.
If you have any questions, please call 503.760.5304 or 800.331.0968 or e-mail [email protected] today!
Student Scholarships
We’ve got a Scholarship for YOU!
Each year, we award four $1,000 Student Scholarships to future and current college students who are members of the Credit Union. Students will be judged based on written essays, academic achievement, extra-curricular activities, financial need, and community service.
Requirements
Must be a primary member in good standing* of NW Priority Credit Union for at least 1 year. Be a graduating senior or current college student with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale who will enroll in an undergraduate course of study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the U.S.
*An account is considered in good standing if the following conditions are met. The member must be current or within their 28-day grace period with any loan obligations to the credit union. The member’s checking account must have a positive available balance.
Official families and employees of NWPCU and their families (parents, children, siblings, and spouses) are not eligible to receive a scholarship.
Not a member yet? See if you’re eligible.
We were here in 1928. We are here now. Over 95 years, we’ve seen it all. No matter what, we still stick to the old-fashioned credit union philosophy of “People Helping People”.
