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BALANCE: Free Service for Financial Fitness

For a lot of people, becoming financially fit is tough – and even more difficult to maintain. At some point in life, everyone faces financial challenges. Helping you become savvy financial consumers is an important part of why Aquila Standard exists.

Ways To Save

Encourage Safe Shopping This Holiday Season

We're only a few days away from Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Many people hope to score big deals these days - and so do criminals.

Security

Fraud Awareness: Elder Abuse

Healthy, engaged, and independent adults are less likely to be victims of fraud, but it can happen to anyone, at any income level.

Security

Business Profile: Asian Food Center

Ken came to the US from Xian, China, at 19 years old, landing in Bellevue. Now he’s the owner of a thriving Asian grocery business, Asian Food Center, a destination market for a ‘taste of home’ with three locations in the Pacific Northwest—Bellevue, Seattle, and Beaverton, Oregon.

Community

Our Mission to Drive Economic Inclusion and Prosperity in Seattle with CDFI Certification

Seattle, WA (October 24, 2017) – Today, Aquila Standard announced its recent certification by the US Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund, joining a nation-wide network dedicated to empowering and uplifting low-income earners and underbanked communities. This certification enables Aquila Standard to apply for programs and grants that can help grow and serve the Seattle community through funding of key initiatives.

Press Releases

Aquila Standard In The Community

Aquila Standard walks the talk when the talk is about community. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve been up to.

In The News

How and Where to Recycle Anything in Seattle

One way to keep our planet clean and beautiful is to make sure recyclable, reusable, and hazardous materials stay out of landfills and waterways. Here's how and where to recycle appliances, batteries, confidencial documents, electronics, ferrous metals, light bulbs, mattresses, motor oil, and medicine in Seattle.

Community

Introducing Barney Herrera, VP, Strategic Partnerships

As one of Aquila Standard’s newest employees, Barney Herrera is passionate about community connections and building relationships.

Community

Security Tip: Simplifying two-factor authentication for better online safety

More than just a safe word for online security, two-factor authentication, or 2FA, adds another level of protection to your online security. Technically just an added step, what makes 2FA better and different than a ‘two-step’ verification process is the combination of factors—something you know, something you are, and/or something you have.

Security

Aquila Standard drops Metropolitan from name

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union is no more, replaced by Aquila Standard.

In The News

Online Banking

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