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There's this mutual bank (similar-ish to a credit union in that it's owned by it's account holders rather then shareholders) Gate City Bank that's opened some branches in my general vicinity over the past decade or so. Never paid much attention to them but started looking at their website and they reimburse up to $250 worth of ATM fees per year on their free checking account, and they do it after the transaction posts rather than waiting until the end of the month/statement period.

Also I went through their website and fine print with a fine tooth comb and there's no requirements you need to meet to get the ATM refunds. No direct depositing XXX amount every month and needing to make numerous debit card transactions or anything.

There's online banks like Charles Schwab that offer unlimited ATM refunds, but they have no bank branches. I know some online banks like Ally you can now deposit cash but Charles Schwab you definitely can't deposit cash.

There are six different brands available to rent. Haynes, Armstrong, Pearl, Jupiter, Yamaha, Selmer. All same cost as choosing a specific brand doesn't affect the cost of the rental contract. I'm an adult male in my 30's (Unusual demographic to start playing flute, I know I know...)

I'm already familiar with Yamaha (Who isn't???) and also Jupiter. Jupiter is out as I see no reason to choose to rent a Jupiter over a Yamaha for literally exactly the same price as Jupiter is a lower end and a cheaper/bargain brand.

I know of Selmer as a company but literally couldn't tell you anything about the quality of any of their instruments and I never heard of Pearl, Armstrong or Haynes.

Wisconsin has an abundance of credit unions, as well as a really rich history of credit unions operating in the state as well as a credit union friendly culture that allows so many credit unions to have originated here and continue to thrive today. Which one is your favorite and/or do you bank with? And do you have any negative experiences with any of them that's worth sharing?

I've listed the top 15 largest in terms of their assets as of early 2026. Your favorite does not have to be one of the top 15 largest ones.

• Summit Credit Union — $8,303,664,000 assets
• Landmark Credit Union — $7,726,423,000 assets
• Community First Credit Union — $6,661,498,000 assets
• UW Credit Union — $6,604,711,000 assets
• Royal Credit Union — $5,899,323,000 assets
• CoVantage Credit Union — $4,185,377,000 assets
• Connexus Credit Union — $4,149,071,000 assets
• Educators Credit Union — $3,891,207,000 assets
• Fox Communities Credit Union — $3,348,269,000 assets
• Altra Federal Credit Union — $3,094,644,000 assets
• Capital Credit Union — $2,843,545,000 assets
• Westconsin Credit Union — $2,197,547,000 assets
• Verve, a Credit Union — $1,586,461,000 assets
• Marine Credit Union — $1,104,836,000 assets
• WCCU Credit Union — $1,002,786,000 assets

I've always just listed my most recent account I've opened and never thought twice about it, but this bank asked for all your accounts. But theres no way I could fit 12 different accounts on the line they provide on the online application. Wanted to know how other churners and DoctorOfCredit readers handle it.

Have been looking for a Made in Japan micom/fuzzy logic rice cooker and came across this tiger on Amazon.Think I'm going to be a guinea pig and pull the plug and buy it. At first I saw the Japanese writing on the front and thought it was some import thing. And I didn't see Made in Japan clearly on the front like other Zojirushi and Tiger rice cookers which usually isn't a good sign, but it is clearly listed on the sticker on the back you can see and also on Tiger's YouTube video for it clearly says it's made in Japan. I also see photos of the bowl with 1/2 cup lines clearly marked.

It's only been on Amazon since the end of April, roughly a month/4 weeks. No reviews. Tiger's YouTube video on it was only uploaded 4 weeks ago too.

It doesn't even show up on Tiger's website under rice cookers, had to find Tiger's official page on it via Google. Also no Spare Parts for this model yet on Tiger's online store either, it doesn't show up.

Sadly all the 3 cup Zojirushi micom/fuzzy logic models are NOT made in Japan. Only 3 cup made in Japan model I've seen is this IH Induction one which is $300+ which sadly is over my budget.

Have been looking for a Made in Japan micom/fuzzy logic rice cooker and came across this tiger on Amazon.Think I'm going to be a guinea pig and pull the plug and buy it. At first I saw the Japanese writing on the front and thought it was some import thing. And I didn't see Made in Japan clearly on the front like other Zojirushi and Tiger rice cookers which usually isn't a good sign, but it is clearly listed on the sticker on the back you can see and also on Tiger's YouTube video for it clearly says it's made in Japan. I also see photos of the bowl with 1/2 cup lines clearly marked.

It's only been on Amazon since the end of April, roughly a month/4 weeks. No reviews. Tiger's YouTube video on it was only uploaded 4 weeks ago too.

It doesn't even show up on Tiger's website under rice cookers, had to find Tiger's official page on it via Google. Also no Spare Parts for this model yet on Tiger's online store either, it doesn't show up.

Sadly all the 3 cup Zojirushi micom/fuzzy logic models are NOT made in Japan. Only 3 cup made in Japan model I've seen is this IH Induction one which is $300+ which is over my budget.

Have a 7 year fraud alert on all three credit bureaus and keep them frozen. Also froze ChexSystems but lost the PIN to unfreeze and only want get a new one is have it mailed.

Applied online for a local credit union checking and savings. After applying check my ChexSystems online account and see the pull attempted.

Day after I apply I get a hard pull on equifax. Days later an email asking me to call or come in. I call and he asks me lexis Nexis security questions and says nothing about ChexSystems. Then says because of the fraud alert I’ll have to come in to the branch and bring an ID and sign a form stating it’s me opening the account. I’m happy to do that and very happy with their fraud alert protocols they have. Nothing on the phone was said about ChexSystems. I did request a new pin from Chex but it hasn’t arrived yet. What’s the chance they bring it up at the branch or tell me it’s required to unfreeze to proceed?

This is a pretty small credit union. Less than $300 million in assets, 2 branches and only around 15,000 members.