Blog
Tools, tutorials and everyday advice to help you rock your personal finances.

What Are the Best Tools for Tracking Financial Goals?

Your Money is Protected During These Uncertain Times
Credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions have been deemed “essential businesses” by Governor Inslee. We will continue to ensure that our members have access to their funds either directly or electronically. Continue reading

Sound Credit Union FinTech Incubator Competition
Seeking FinTech Innovators! Sound and the Milgard Center for Business Analytics at the University of Washington Tacoma (UWT) are partnering on a new financial technology (FinTech) competition. Continue reading

Sound Completes Acquisition of First Interstate Bank Lynnwood Branch
Tacoma, WA – January 25, 2021. Sound Credit Union (Sound) completed its purchase of a First Interstate Bank (First Interstate) branch on Jan. 22, 2021. The deal closed on… Continue reading

Sound Credit Union Announces Strategic Branch Acquisition
Tacoma, WA – August 31, 2020. Sound Credit Union (Sound) announced its purchase of a First Interstate Bank (First Interstate) branch in Lynnwood, Washington, located at 2502 196th St. SW. The purchase includes… Continue reading

Helping Feed the Community
At a time when many Washingtonians are struggling with the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, Sound Credit Union (Sound) is focused on… Continue reading

Sound Credit Union Welcomes New Chief Information Officer
Sound Credit Union has named Nancy Sternitzky as its Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Continue reading

Sound Credit Union and Fluke Employees’ Federal Credit Union Complete Merger
Sound Credit Union completed its merger with Fluke Employees’ Federal Credit Union on June 30, 2020. The merger was finalized… Continue reading

Sound’s Goal Toward the Fight Against Hunger
Sound Credit Union is partnering with the Tacoma Stars to support Northwest Harvest by donating $100 for every goal scored at a home game at the ShoWare Center in Kent, WA. Continue reading

Courtesy Pay – Changes to Program Limits
Courtesy Pay program limits will be determined by an account’s prior 90-day deposit activity and will be re-evaluated monthly. Continue reading

Membership is as easy as ever
To make membership at Sound easier than ever, we eliminated the minimum balance requirement on Prime and Minor Savings accounts. Continue reading