HOUSTON – Members of Houston Police FCU started the year with a few surprises–an additional $2.9 million in their savings accounts.
The additional funds were deposited into member accounts as a bonus dividend and interest refund for 2007.
The bonus dividend and interest refund represented 15% of the dividends a member earned on their credit union deposit accounts and/or 15% of the interest members paid to the $290 credit union on loans and credit cards for 2007.
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