[sudo-discuss] [!] Need Qurorum @ tonight's meeting to Change Banks for Sudo

[Jake]

yes I also vote Yes even though i won't be able to make it to the meeting

On Wed, 16 Dec 2015, danarauz at gmail.com wrote:

> I am not sure that I can make it to the meeting, but to make sure please count my vote as: YES to switch away from  IAFCU.
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> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Mari M. <strawberrypilabs at gmail.com> wrote:
>       I might be able to show up online if need be. I'm still much too sick and going through trauma to actually be in the space, though.
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> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com> wrote:
>       CCL is using WFCU as well. Seems OK - no particularly bad or good experiences to report. Only drawback is that they don't have all that many branches, and
>       you usually have to do major account changes in person at the branch (downtown Oakland is probably closest for us).
> I should be there this evening, but if not, I vote strongly in favor of switching away from IAFCU, and lukewarm in favor of switching to WFCU...
> 
> Patrik
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> On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate at gmail.com> wrote:
>       Hey all,
> Sudo did a straw poll last week to get the ball moving on this, but need quorum to come to a decision about switching banks. It doesn't seem too
> controversial to me, there aren't that many options anyway.
> 
> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2015-12-09#Move_to_Western_Federal_Credit_Union
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> Long and short of it is that sudo's current credit union, Internet Archive Federal Credit Union (IAFCU) is struggling to stay open. The credit union
> members took a vote that was due Dec 8th about whether or not to liquidate the credit union. Sudo Room did not vote on behalf of its membership, but the
> evidence is pretty convincing that this is a failed experiment and it's time to reorganize and try new things:
> 
> https://blog.archive.org/2015/11/24/difficult-times-at-our-credit-union/
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> Western Federal Credit Union, is large, stable, now supports quickbooks, and is where Omni Commons holds its main account currently, making payments very
> efficient. It seems like a no-brainer, and I personally have not found any more appealing options. For instance, Bank of the West is closing its Temescal
> branch location, part of long-term closures, so there is no obviously close credit union to our current location at 4799 Shattuck. 
> 
> Finally, it'd simply be nice to see your faces at sudo tonight, just to say hi and catch up, possibly before some of us go out of town for holidays, etc.
> 
> // Matt
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