Your account number will change as a result of the merger. Your new account number will be a 6-digit number beginning with 16, and ending with your current LECFCU account number. For example, if your Lake Erie Community FCU account number is 1234, your new Widget Financial account number will be 161234.

You will receive a new box of checks printed with the Widget Financial routing number (243381117) and your new account number. You must begin using your new checks after November 1, 2022, at which time you will need to destroy all of your old LECFCU checks. If you use your old checks after November 1, those checks are at risk of being returned. Any Lake Erie Community FCU checks you may have written prior to November 1, 2022, that have not yet cleared, will still clear properly from your new Widget Financial account.

If you currently have payroll deductions, electronic deposits, or withdrawals on your Lake Erie Community FCU account, we strongly recommend you reach out to those originators and let them know of your new account and routing number. Widget Financial will notify the originators of these transactions of your new routing account numbers, however, some originators may require that you notify them of these changes.

Yes!

Prior to November 1st, any member with an existing LECFCU debit card will receive a new Widget Financial Visa debit card. For security reasons, these cards will come in a plain white envelope, and are often mistaken for junk mail. Beginning November 1st, you can activate your new debit card.

For members with LECFCU Credit Cards, you will also receive a new Widget Financial Visa Credit Card. Please pay attention to the activation details provided with the card. This information will provide you with the date you should begin using your new credit card. On this date, your LECFCU Credit Card will no longer be active.

Your loans will not change. Your interest rate, term, and payment amounts will remain the same. If your payment is made automatically, it will continue to be made in the same manner.

You should update your Social Security direct deposit after November 1st using your full 10-digit account number and Widget Financial routing number. This information can be found in your welcome packet, on the bottom of your new Widget Financial checks, inside Online Banking, or by visiting any Widget Financial branch location.

Once you have located your full account number, you can update your Social Security deposit through the “my Social Security” profile online at https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/, or by calling 1-800-772-1213.

Withdrawals from your Widget Financial Holiday Club are limited to one withdrawal per year prior to disbursement. Holiday Club accounts are disbursed via transfer to your Savings Account once per year on October 1st. Your Fun & Future account will be converted to a Special Savings Account, which is allowed unlimited withdrawals and has no disbursement date.

Beginning November 1st, you may sign up for Widget Financial’s Online Banking. If you are an existing Widget Financial member, your LECFCU accounts will become available inside of your existing Online Banking user login on November 1st.

For more information on Online Banking, visit widgetfinancial.com/onlinebanking

Beginning November 1st, branch hours will be expanding!

Monday – Friday: 9 -5

Saturday: 9 – 1

Yes! The LECFCU office will remain open as the newest Widget Financial branch. Once the merger is completed we will train the Lake Erie Community FCU staff on all the Widget Financial products and services, and then return them to the branch. You may also see some new friendly faces from time to time, so be sure and say “hello” when you stop in!

Except for the Girard location, all Widget Financial branches have ATMs capable of deposits and withdrawals.

You can also make surcharge-free withdrawals at any ATM in Pennsylvania where you see the CU$ logo. The CU$ Network includes more than 400 credit union locations across the state that have joined together to offer free ATM transactions to all their members. Look for the CU$ logo or find a surcharge-free CU$ site near you using the ATM locator found here.