Frequently Asked Questions
Quickly and easily find answers to the most common questions we get asked.
While USF Credit Union may use information from Credit Score to determine prequalification opportunities for certain credit products, USF Credit Union does not use Credit Score for making loans, but instead uses its own lending criteria (i.e., FICO® Score and other attributes) to determine loan application decisions.
Yes. Credit Score will monitor and send email alerts when there has been a change to your credit profile.
Credit Score does its best to show the most relevant information from a credit report. If you think some information is wrong or inaccurate, you can obtain a free credit report from annualcreditreport.com and then dispute inaccuracies with each bureau individually. Each bureau has its process for correcting inaccurate information, but every USF Credit Union Credit Score user can “File a Dispute” with TransUnion by clicking on the “Dispute” link within Credit Score. TransUnion will share this with the other bureaus if the inaccuracy is verified.
Three major credit-reporting bureaus (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) and two scoring models (FICO or VantageScore) determine credit scores. Financial institutions use different bureaus, as well as their own scoring models. Over 200 credit report factors may be considered when calculating a score, and each model may weigh credit factors differently, so no scoring model is identical.
The credit score will be updated every seven days and displayed in mobile and online banking. You can click “refresh score” as often as every day for an updated credit score.
Our mailing address is: PO BOX 47989, Tampa, FL 33646-0117
Our main, Fletcher Branch is located at 7037 E. Fletcher Ave. Temple Terrace, FL 33617.
Our Member Service Contact Center is open from 8am – 6pm M-F and 9am – 1pm on Saturdays. Branch hours vary by location. To view branch locations and hours, click here.
Yes, but you will need to contact us prior to traveling overseas. Our fraud monitoring technology may decline attempted transactions that are outside of your normal activity, like international purchases, unless we are aware and have made notes to your account regarding your travel destination and dates.
Please reach out to our member service representatives as soon as possible. The representative will go over your recent transactions and assist you further.
If we determine that your card has been compromised, we will block your current debit card, issue a new one, and email/fax you the fraud paperwork to complete. Once you complete and submit the fraud forms, our card services department will provide you with provisional credit within 10 business days.
Additional fraud tips:
- Be careful using your debit card at gas pumps, vending machines and in isolated locations since there is a greater likelihood of “skimmers” that steal your card information. Also, use caution when entering in your card information online, especially within unfamiliar websites.
- Set up balance change/transaction alerts through digital banking. This will allow you to act more quickly and prevent further losses.
Our checking accounts have no monthly maintenance fees, debit card usage fees, or below balance fees. There may be fees for optional services associated with your account, such as charges for ordering checks, requesting a stop payment, or overdrawing your account. Please review our Fee Schedule for more details.
Please note: There is a $5 monthly savings fee that applies if you are 25 or older, have no loan(s), and an aggregate average daily balance of less than $300 in all your share accounts.
We have standard overdraft practices (Convenience Pay) that come with your account. We also offer overdraft protection plans, such as a link to a savings account or a checking line of credit (LOC), which may be less expensive than our standard overdraft practices (Convenience Pay). To learn more, view the Discretionary Convenience Pay Disclosure.
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