Our office will be closed to in-person cash transactions from now until mid-December. But you can use our Online Banking, Mobile Banking app, and the online forms available here to manage your account while in-person transactions are limited. We're also just a phone call away at 803-796-0234.

During the office remodeling, we will not be able to handle cash transactions, but we will be able to print checks, monitor and process mail, and be right by our phones for member inquiries. In other words, we can do everything except cash checks and complete cash withdrawals.

Use one of the many convenient shared branches at credit unions across the state. Find the shared branch closest to you by visiting 1stCooperative.com/banking-anywhere.

We will continue to mail checks or even coordinate with our members to hand off loan proceeds at our Cayce location when needed. (When needed, members may request expedited delivery of checks for a fee.)

We are available by phone at (803) 796-0234 and by visiting 1stCooperative.com/contact.

Members can sign up for the ability to text a number and obtain their balances. In Online Banking, under the Mobile tab, enter your mobile phone number and select “save.” An activation

code will be sent to your mobile phone. Enter the code and select “activate.” From there, select the “SMS Banking” box to authorize us to send your account balances and history via text message and the “SMS Alerts” box for custom text alerts about your account. Remember to select “Save Changes” before closing your internet browser.

I am thankful for my parents!

Deuteronomy 5:16 ESV says, “Honor your father and your mother… that your days may be long, and that it may go well with you…” My father spent the most of my childhood being my superhero and my mom my nemesis. Isn’t that how it is with daddy’s girls?

The pendulum didn’t shift, but as I aged my mom became my place of consistency and love, and my dad became my wisest advisor. As time went on, my mom, unbeknownst to her, became my hero, wisest advisor and place of consistency and love.

My mom carried the weight my father could no longer carry due to

dementia. And so now I get to honor my dad without him knowing

it. It may seem disappointing, but I think it is the purest kind of

honor. For my mother, who continuously amazes me on how she

shows up in my life, I honor her by showing up as her daughter

where and when I can, even while being my own woman, wife and mom.

I’m thankful for my parents, the good they gave of themselves to me and the way they loved me.

I am thankful for my beautiful wife, who makes life better every day. I am thankful for our life together with our nine-year-old daughter, Olivia, and enjoying my older daughters, Megan and Madison (not pictured).

I’m thankful for our two dogs, Chase and Rosie, because they bring us daily excitement.

And I am thankful for our health and having the opportunities we have because of where we both work.

We’re always asked at Thanksgiving to tell one thing

we are most thankful for, and in typical fashion my answer is family and friends. This past year has been a wonderful year for my family.

I was able to cross off a couple of items from my bucket list and decide they were worth repeating. I’m also thankful that I get the opportunity to make new friends everyday with our members at 1st Cooperative.

The credit union sends notices to

members who have not made any

transactions in the previous 12

months. An account is classified as dormant after one year of inactivity, that is, without a transaction such as a deposit, withdrawal, or transfer.

If the credit union doesn’t hear back from you, the funds in your account are considered “unclaimed assets” and have to be transferred to the S.C.

Department of Revenue. To avoid this, consider setting up a recurring automatic deposit to your account. Staff members are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at 803-796-0234.