Category: What’s Happening

XMAS HAMPER WINNER 2019

    Lysaght Credit Union’s Xmas Hamper lucky winner for 2019 was Jo Prior.   Jo has been a long term, loyal member of Lysaght Credit Union & was very happy to have received the phone call with the good news!   Thankyou to all our members who entered the draw.  Merry Xmas & Happy […]

CHANGES TO COLES AND WESTFARMERS DEBIT TRANSACTION ROUTING

What is happening? Coles and Wesfarmers (excluding Bunnings) have started to roll out software changes on their merchant terminals from 1 October 2019 to update transaction routing capabilities. This change will process contactless multinetwork debit card transactions (Visa payWave) via the eftpos network instead of Visa or Mastercard networks. ie. Least Cost Routing. All Contactless […]

MAKE YOUR RETIREMENT FUNDS GO THE DISTANCE

Make your retirement funds go the distance You only get one shot at going into retirement, so it is essential that you go in with your eyes wide open. That means being aware of where your income may be coming from, how to plan for living and recreational expenses, and making decisions that are balanced […]

LCU NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 2019

Lysaght Credit Union September 2019 newsletter is now available. This edition includes information regarding: LCU New membership promotion Xmas Sausage Sizzle for Bluescope Employees LCU APP – ready to download in App Store & Google Play Interest Rates in the current environment Visa Debit Card features Beware of Scammers Bridges Financial Services Executors of Wills […]

SETTING REALISTIC FINANCIAL GOALS

How to set realistic financial goals If setting financial goals is something that sits in your ‘too hard’ basket. These tips from Bridges, our financial planning partner, might give you the spark you need to get going. For some of us, setting financial goals may seem like an overwhelming chore that quickly ends up in […]

LYSAGHT CREDIT UNION JUNE 19 NEWSLETTER

Please click on the below link to read our latest newsletter for the June quarter! The newsletter includes information on: Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Comparisons Interest rate changes EFTPOS Changes Open Banking AGM Notice of Meeting NBN Scams   CLICK HERE TO READ THE NEWSLETTER!    

VISA DEBIT PAYWAVE RE ROUTING

  Visa Debit Card Paywave Transaction Least Cost Routing To date all contactless debit card transactions (paywave) have been processed through the visa network.   EFTPOS now has a contactless functionality (paywave) & the merchant (shop owner) has the ability to process the transaction via the network which costs them the least. What this means for […]

MORTGAGE LOAN RATES DECREASE

As from 1st July 2019 Lysaght Credit Union will drop mortgage rates by 0.25%.  The new rates on offer are:   FIXED RATE LOANS  3.59% fixed for 1 year –    P&I comparison rate 4.34% (applications over $50,000)  3.59% fixed for 2 years – P&I comparison rate 4.28% (applications over $50,000) STANDARD VARIABLE LOANS 4.33% variable […]