Young & Free Texas is TDECU's ongoing effort to give the 18 to 25 crowd a voice, a head start and useful information
1. GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A VOICE
We launched Young & Free because we felt strongly that young people were not being well served by large faceless financial institutions. Young people in Texas didn't have a voice when it came to getting what they needed financially. So we launched a search for a spokesperson and gave that person a platform: the Young & Free Texas website.
In order to listen to and learn from Texas youth, Josh (our 2010 winner) encourages dialogue in many ways on the Young & Free Texas website. You can:
Not only do we hear directly from you about what's important to you, EVERY interaction on our site earns you extra entries into our monthly prize draws.
Josh is a full-time TDECU employee. His job includes travelling, attending and speaking at events throughout the state and posting daily blog entries and weekly video blogs on the Young & Free Texas website. This means he's looking for YOU to get your thoughts and opinions about what you need from your financial institution. Read and watch how Josh won this job of a lifetime.
The ultimate goal of Young & Free is to help our credit union connect with young people and to help us really understand how we can serve the 18 to 25 Texas crowd better than any other financial institution.
If you think you've got what it takes to be the voice of the 18 to 25 Texas crowd, make sure to sign-up for e-updates and we will let you know when the 2010 search is taking place!
2. GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE A HEAD START
TDECU is proud to introduce the new Young & Free Texas GO2 Account, the first of its kind in Texas.
FREE AND UNLIMITED:
- Dual Checking and Savings accounts
- FREE access to 32,000+ ATMs*
- No monthly service fees
- Unlimited check writing
- Visa Check Card
- Dividends compounded and paid monthly
- TDECU Online Banking and TDECU Max Phone Banking
If you are between 18 and 25 years of age, you qualify! Fill out the simple application form and we'll contact you to get you set up, or you can visit any of our branches to open an account.
*TDECU members now have access to America's largest surcharge-free ATM network, Allpoint, which consists of more than 32,000 ATMs across the U.S. To find the location of the nearest Allpoint surcharge-free ATM, use the easy Allpoint ATM locator at TDECU.org.
3. GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE USEFUL INFORMATION
So many banking sites tell young people what they should be doing – and in the most boring ways! The Young & Free Spokesperson has a platform to answer questions and concerns that come directly from YOU! And TDECU is always there in the background, listening and responding, making sure the products we offer match your real needs.
But your whole life isn't just about finding out how to avoid identity theft, or how to live on a budget now that you're living away from home. It's about living! And that's why it's also our Spokersperson's job to hunt down and share the fun things that matter to you! The typical financial institution won't waste space on cool stuff like that – so enjoy this website, your personal portal to everything that is Young & Free!
