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2023 Annual Meeting

The 2023 annual meeting will be held on April 26 at the Des Moines Botanical Garden! Join us for board member elections, dinner, prize drawings, and enjoy complimentary access to the botanical gardens. Tickets are only $10. Enjoy a delicious dinner buffet catered by Trellis Catering. Dinner will include: Salads –Garden Salad, Roast Beet and […]

Your Deposits Are Safe & Secure

Dear Members, You may be aware of the recent bank failures, including Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in California and Signature Bank in New York. While the Federal Reserve is taking extraordinary measures to protect these depositors and provide stabilizing tools for other at-risk institutions, I want to provide some context that will demonstrate the strength […]

Quarterly Staff Column: “Digital Banking Tips”

Account Alerts Don’t get caught off guard with activity in your accounts! Capitol View’s digital banking offers Account Alerts to help you stay on top of things. With Account Alerts, you can be notified via text message or email when things change with your account. We offer these alerts for a variety of account activity, […]

2023 Board Member Elections

If you are interested in taking a bigger role in setting the direction of your credit union, please contact the nominating committee. Contact information is published at the bottom of this page. Members who are at least 16 years old, in good standing, and who have a primary account (not a joint account holder) may […]

Save Money On Your Credit Card Balances

For many of us, it can be stressful getting our credit card statements in January, after the long holiday season. However Capitol View can take away some of the stress by saving you money on those balances. While other variable rate credit cards have been increasing high rates, Capitol View’s credit cards remain low. If […]

Take Advantage Of Our High CD Rates!

2022 offered some of the fastest rate increases we’ve seen in decades. Rates are poised to begin to slow in 2023 but are expected to remain high. Now is a great time to take advantage of our high certificate of deposit (CD) rates. With as little as $2,500, you could earn 2.02% APY* with a […]

Move Your Loan To Capitol View

Moving your loan to Capitol View could: Lower your payment Lower your rate Pay off your loan faster Reward are based on the total amount financed: $5,000+ = $25 Gift Card $10,000+ = $50 Gift Card $20,000+ = $100 Gift Card $30,000+ = $150 Gift Card $40,000+ = $200 Gift Card $50,000+ = $250 Gift […]

Review Us On Google

Capitol View is proud to serve exclusively state employees and their families. That exclusivity gives us many advantages over large community institutions. We want to hear what you love most about Capitol View! We are asking our members to Google “Capitol View Credit Union” and write a review. Everyone who writes a review on our […]

Fake Text & Phone Calls

Several members have reported receiving a suspicious text message or phone calls. The messages and calls claim to be from Capitol View Credit Union regarding recent Walmart purchase for $500.96. These messages are NOT from Capitol View Credit Union. We are investigating the source of these fraudulent messages. In the meantime, here are things to […]

Quarterly Staff Column: “Holiday Shopping Routines”

The Holidays are coming soon! Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? There are a couple of responses I usually get: “Yep, I finished my Christmas shopping in July,” or “What? No way! I haven’t started yet and probably won’t do any until December 24th at 9pm.” Which one are you? I’m in the middle, […]