EL PASO, Texas – West Texas CU said it paid its members an interest rebate and bonus dividend last month to celebrate a successful 2007–a payment totaling $745,000.
The rebate amount was a percentage of the interest that members paid on their loans.
The bonus dividend was a percentage of the dividends that members earned in their accounts.
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