Members Vie For Free Loan Payments

Published June 28, 2009, 11:31 a.m. EDT

Updated August 27, 2020, 12:35 a.m. EDT

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VANCOUVER, Wash. – Three lucky members will win loan payments for a year under Columbia CU’s Payment Free Promotion, meaning the credit union will pay their mortgage, home equity or auto loan payments for the next 12 months.

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To enter to win, members must take out a mortgage, home equity or auto loan from Columbia CU between now and Nov. 30 and set up payments from a Columbia checking account.

Anyone who lives or works in Washington is eligible for membership in the $770 million credit union. And individuals can apply for loans online, as well as at any of Columbia’s 12 Clark County branches.

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