Election Mismanagement


Our credit union's directors and management cannot simply "suspend" the election if they aren't getting the result they want. They have already spent over half a million dollars of the credit union's money, which belongs to the members, preparing for this election. They owe it to members to:"

  1. Release the results of the vote.
  2. Disclose exactly how much money they have spent on this proposal.

Read Mr. Culpepper’s letter announcing the “suspension” of the election here.

Read Armando Rodriguez’s letter to the editor “Election Mismanagement” in response here.

Don’t buy the bribe


First Basin CEO and Board of Directors are giving up on their proposal to convert our credit union to a bank. But they say they aren’t finished. Mr. Culpepper has said that he and the Board will try again, this time giving members a cash payout if they let it happen.

Don’t buy it.

If First Basin has enough money to pay members a special dividend, why don’t they do it right now? After all, that money already belongs to us, the member-owners of the credit union.

It’s just not honest to hold that money out as a bribe instead.

The members have already spoken—and we want to keep our credit union. Mr. Culpepper and board have already spent enough of our time and money on this. If they are not interested in listening to the will of the members, they should step down, or the members will go about finding new leadership that does represent them.