American 1 CU Adds Instant Card Issuance

Published February 04, 2013, 8:45 p.m. EST

Updated August 26, 2020, 10:28 p.m. EDT

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JACKSON, Mich. Members are being given the option of choosing the card image for their debit or Visa cards for an additional fee, as part of American 1 CU’s new Instant Issue program.

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Five of the card images available are focused on charity, with 50% of the card image fee going to a specific charity.

Charity cards support the Michigan Humane Society, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Autism Society of Michigan, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital and Wounded Warrior Project.

More than 1,550 American 1 members chose to upgrade their card image to a charity card, donating $4,759.50 to the charities.

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