tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70939673947107573862012-02-15T16:32:23.008-08:00How Abuses Led to the Decline of a Once Promising Credit UnionJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17859747586374406241noreply@blogger.comBlogger1111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7093967394710757386.post-9823779677431192562012-01-15T15:09:00.001-08:002012-01-18T13:24:54.432-08:00

                 Ideally, the beginning of a new year ushers in promises of hope and optimism and assurances that more will be achieved during the next twelve months than was achieved in the entire, previous year. At Priority One Credit Union, located in South Pasadena, California, the achievements being verbalized by President, Charles Roger Wiggington, Sr., are limited to verbalizations

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Over the last few weeks, Priority One Credit Union’s Human Resources has busily gathered documentation requested by their attorneys and needed in creating defensive strategies against lawsuits filed by two former employees. In recent weeks, President Wiggington has disclosed that it is imperative that the complaints filed by the two former employees, be utterly squashed. The President’s wishful

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  Senior Vice President, Rodger Smock, is dying……. ….. to know who is feeding information to the blog. Nowadays, the level of paranoia  sweeping through Priority One Credit Union’s main office is unusually high. One cause inducting fear and as described by President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. concerns the amount of allegedly confidential information which finds its way on to this blog. The

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    Since the surprising and untimely removal of Beatrice Walker as Priority One Credit Union’s first COO, President Wiggington and his side-kick, Senior Vice President, Rodger Smock, have moved quickly, unofficially informing some staff that they should expect “BIG changes.” Yawn…. Since 2007, employees have periodically been told verbally and through memorandums issued on paper and posted on

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  Somewhere Over the Rainbow Somewhere over the rainbowWay up high,There's a land that I heard ofOnce in a lullaby.Somewhere over the rainbowSkies are blue,And the dreams that you dare to dreamReally do come true.Someday I'll wish upon a starAnd wake up where the clouds are farBehind me.Where troubles melt like lemon dropsAway above the chimney topsThat's where you'll find me. (excerpt) music

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   ‘               Charles Rodger Wiggington, Sr. President Good news. Priority One remained in the BLACK during the months of January through April, 2011. Bad news is they’re being sued. During the week of May 22nd, the Credit Union, at the request of President Wiggington; COO, Beatrice Walker; and Senior Vice President, Rodger Smock, initiated efforts, contacting current and past employees

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  ITS TIME TO GO! We have amended our post which was published earlier this week to include the biographies and photographs of the incumbents seeking re-election to Priority One Credit Union’s Board of Directors. As you read each biography, consider the failure by each incumbent during the years, 2007 through 2011, and what amounts to their refusal to intervene and implement corrective

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    THIS POST Because Priority One has typically ended every January in the BLACK (just as it did this past January), whether as a result of actual profit generated from new business or because of clever manipulation of their accounting practices, we have instead decided to provide readers with excerpts from Priority One’s IRS 990 filings for the years 2008 and 2009. We thought it may be

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  It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone whose kept abreast of Priority One Credit Union’s financial performance during 2010 that they ended the year more than $1/2 million in the RED. Of course, this is the beginning of a new year and as President Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. has said in the past, “That’s last year and this is this year!” True, but this is the second consecutive year in

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As 2010 draws to a close, it appears, based on Priority One Credit Union’s own monthly financial reports, that they will again end a second consecutive year in the RED. This shouldn’t   surprise anyone who keeps abreast of Priority One’s financials or who is aware of the recent closure of their Redlands and Valencia branches, or any person who considers the increasing list of frequently

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  One of the biggest challenges faced when writing a new post is in trying to maintain a balance between what we report about Priority One Credit Union’s declining finances and questionable financial reporting; and what we report about the abuses, negligence, and scandals committed by some members of the executive sector. We fully comprehend that some readers prefer reading about the credit

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  "When people want to get my attention, they need to get in my face." Bea Walker, COO, September 2010 Good news! Priority One Credit Union’s financials reveal they generated income during the months of July and August. Bad news is they remain immersed in the RED. An analysis of August’s financial statement reveals that the positive “income” they experienced was not gotten from new business

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As usual, we were forced to conduct last minute changes of our original post so that we could accommodate Priority One Credit Union’s recent announcements, that it will close its Redlands and Valencia branches will close in October and November, respectively. The announcement hardly comes as a surprise since Priority One has been in decline since late 2008, but what has grown annoying is the

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  "There's been rumors that people are going to lose their jobs now that I'm president. Let me tell you, no one will ever lose their job while I'm president. You can take my word on that." Charles R. Wiggington, Sr., President/CEOThursday, January 4, 2007 If there is one quality President Charles. R. Wiggington, Sr., will be remembered for, It is his propensity for pompous verbosity. Over

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“Studies show business suffers when a CEO is involved in the operation." Robert West, Training Manager, March 2010 Training Meeting Far from Priority One’s main office in South Pasadena, California, five members complain to an employee of the credit union, demanding to know why "no one answers the phones" while another asks why the credit union has added so many new charges and fees "just

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“I have been in meetings with senior management and they know what they’re doing.”  Robert West, Education and Training Manager Priority One Credit Union, April 13, 2010  Priority One Credit Union has finally re-emerged from its losing streak of 2009. This, at least, according to their monthly financial statement for the month of January 2010 and according to the verbalizations of President

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IS PRIORITY ONE A MEMBER'S BEST FRIEND? It is not due to a lack of information that we have not posted in more than 30 days. On the contrary, there is an over-abundance of information that has to be reviewed and at times, interpreted, though it is what occurred during their first quarterly all-employee BUSINESS meeting for 2010, that prompted us to resume posting.  The quarterly all-employee

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After plummeting into the RED through the entire year of 2009, Priority One finally re-entered the Black, this according to the credit union's income statement for the month ending January 31, 2010. This is certainly cause for celebration - or is it?One reason why last year's negative income no longer appears on record, is that 2010 is a new fiscal year and monitoring of Priority One's financial

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NOW YOU SEE IT, NOW YOU DON'T. YOU MOSTLY DON'T. Long ago and in simpler times, one of the high points of a magician's act was to pull a rabbit out of a hat. Nowadays, that may not seem like much, but there was a time when it was. If you saw the trick performed several times you eventually realized that whenever a magician tapped on the brim of his upturned hat, a rabbit would soon

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The word "righteousness" is one not often used in every day vernacular and usually relegated to  Christianity and the relationship of believers to God and to other human beings though  synonyms of that word-uprightness, equity, justice, rightfulness, integrity; and honesty are qualities we can, by choice, integrate into our character and behavior and will serve to define who we are, how we live,

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As 2009 comes to a close, January 1st marks one year since Priority One Credit Union first entered the RED. Though there are ongoing efforts to restructure the credit union's internal mechanisms we have yet to see any positive result from these. This is not infer that efforts have failed but it is difficult to conceive that changes enacted in the last 6 months could adequately reverse the damage

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Priority One finally launched its first call center though without fanfare. This would have been an appropriate time for fanfare needed to rally its beleaguered staff.  Oh well, maybe next time.  Some months ago, I wrote about the possibility of Mr. Wiggington's role as President and CEO transitioning into that of a figurehead.  Since July 2009, his responsibilities have undergone a

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Things have been busy at the credit union in preparation of the opening of its first call center. According to the senior management sector at the credit union, the call center is necessary and will hopefully resolve Priority One’s ongoing member service issues which were exacerbated in 2008, when the President introduced a $600,000.00 phone systems that due to poor planned and technical

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Like so many times before, at the last moment, I was forced to amend my original post so that I could  address a comment posted on Thursday night by one of Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s supporters.  The poster resorted to simplistic (versus simple) manipulative tactics. They harshly criticized people who post comments on this blog and using coarse language, disparaged posters and even

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Over the weekend, while visiting Priority One's web site happened upon their Career Opportuntiies page, where it states: "Priority One Credit Union, A progressive $175 M credit union, is an equal opportunity employer. We offer competitive salary and benefits packages within a friendly team-oriented environment. We provide career growth opportunities for those that demonstrate the potential and

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Though an avid believer and supporter of free speech, including freedom of self-expression, I find myself challenged when reading comments posted by defenders of Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. and any person who has served as his accomplice in contributing to the decline of that once wonderful credit union. Certainly we are all defensive at times, but statements intended to protect Mr. Wiggington by

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If you've been a follower of this blog for any length of time, you may have come to several conclusions one of which is that Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is driven by a need to alter facts.  Based on your emails and posts, it appears that over the last week, Mr. Wiggington, Sr. has donned an even more lacsdaisical attitude (as if that were at all possible) and is quite openly, lounging about the

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There is no better testament (and believe me, there are many) to Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s failure as President, then last weeks termination of four employees.   In January, I began posting warnings about Priority One's future and through the weeks that followed, readers provided their opinions about the credit union's precarious financial standing. The terminations are an unfortunate of Mr.

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I began writing this post several days ago about the allegedly cost-effective marketing plan introduced by Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. in 2007, whose purpose would reduce marketing and advertising costs which according to him, had been exorbitant and out of control, while William E. Harris served as President and CEO of the credit union. Unfortunately, in life, not all plans turn out the way they

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Several months, just shortly after starting this blog, I received an email from a reader predicting the possible demise of Priority One. His conclusion was based on a study of Priority One's monthly and quarterly financial reports. Earlier today, I received another email from the same reader in which he points out that the total jump in delinquencies has gone from $4 million to $5.9 million "or

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I thought I would continue writing about Priority One's ongoing financial losses, including references where improvement has presumably taken place. I have chosen to include a description of efforts by Charles. R. Wiggington, Sr.'s to reverse the detriment he has created since first being appointed President of the credit union. Three areas where focus has been placed, include: Deteriorating

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This post provides a record of Priority One's itemized month-to-date and year-to-date expenses as reported on the credit union's "Balance Sheet/Income Statement " for the month ending 7/31/09. I decided I would start by first posting the amount of reported Net Income (Loss) for the month ending July 31, 2009 along with the Year-to-Date total. Net Income (Loss) Month-to-Date -$87,774.10

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Last week a two-day strategic meeting was conducted at the South Pasadena branch.Mr. Wiggington, Sr. along with the assistance of some of his executive staff and certain invited department managers, convened with members of the Board of Director to present plans on how he intends on dredging Priority One out of its long stay in the RED. Having served as President for almost three years, one

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The last few weeks have been extremely busy at the credit union. However, two important incidents have occurred since my my last posting.One is, that members of Priority One Credit Union have finally received their ballots. The other is that security has again been compromised due to deficient enforcement of banking policies and procedures and an adamant refusal by Priority One's President and

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Over the last 10 days, Priority One's President could have been the subject in the study of personality disorders. As usual, his inflexibility and often erratic behavior suggests some difficulty in adapting to increased stresses and challenges being faced by the credit union. Worried one day, capricious and temperamental the next, and giddy and overly talkative on another, it was a virtual roller

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In previous posts, I have written about Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s refusal to publicly post Priority One's monthly financials for the months of April, May, and June 2009. For years, monthly financials were posted Priority One's branch lobbies, but after I reported Net Income losses in January, February, and March 2009, the President issued an order, prohibiting posting of all monthly financials

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I have been away for a few days, during which I took time to conduct an investigation of some leads concerning Priority One, as provided by readers of this blog. I am hoping to post my findings in a few days.In the meantime, as one might expect, the President and CEO of Priority One has again involved himself in more of his usual antics. Over the weekend, the neurotic Chief Executive Officer,

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According to ancient Greek mythology, King Midas was famous for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold. In contrast, this past week at Priority One has again shown that Charles Wiggington, Sr., seems only able to taint what he chooses to touch. The planned, unofficial opening of the new Airport Branch, was riddled with problems and its opening on June 29th, impeded, but I will refer

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Like some prehistoric animal trapped in a tar pit, Priority One seems unable to extricate itself from its monthly losing streak and remains stuck in the RED. I have no doubt, that Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s inability to lead Priority One has been the key contributing factor int its decline while his inability to conduct himself like an executive officer has taken its toll on employee morale, yet

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I thought it an opportune time, to address the topic of the forthcoming election for new members to the Board of Directors and Supervisory Committee. To be accurate, the election should be dubbed, "Priority One's Second Annual Election." As you may remember, the processeses for the first election were interrupted by Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. and his accomplice, Diedra Harris-Brooks, who in their

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Its an interesting paradox. Priority One Credit Union's president, like the president of any other financial entity, oversees the company's operations, marketing efforts, and above all, ensures that as a business, the credit union complies to state and federal law. Yet, at Priority One, this is the same man who is its biggest scofflaw. Monthly FinancialsAs long time readers know, since this blog

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Last Wednesday's (May 27, 2009) Annual Meeting didn't proceed as planned- at least not as planned in the imaginations of Charles R. Wiggington, Sr., President/CEO of Priority One Credit Union, or in the imagination of Chairperson, Diedra Harris-Brooks.Based on the meeting's preparations, one would have thought they expected a physical attack or confrontation. Two guards, one armed; the entire

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I thought of calling this post, "Wiggington Deludes Himself Into Believing He has Dodged Another Bullet" but the title just seemed too long and cumbersome. I would first like to thank those people who commented on what occurred during Priority One's Annual Meeting which took place on Wednesday, May 27, 2009. Based on the comments, it appears the Annual Meeting was like no other conducted in

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This is the day before Priority One's Annual Meeting. Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. has probably spent part of his day meeting with Diedra Harris-Brooks, the Chairperson over the Board of Directors and possibly even with some of the members of the Supervisory Committee. It probably has been a day of planning and strategizing, as he concocts a script comprising answers to possible questions. Yes,

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As the day of the Priority One's Annual Meeting quickly approaches (Wednesday, 5/27/09), I thought it important to write about the credit union's nomination process; to provide information about their phone system particularly when calling after business hours; and most importantly to provide you, the reader, with excerpts from Priority One's bylaws. The latter will, in particular, benefit

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For those of you who have read this blog recently, you now know that Priority One's Annual Meeting, whose agenda was recently amended due to disclosures on this blog, will take place on Wednesday, 5/27/09 at 6 pm. I hope that those of you who are members, take time to attend the meeting and listen to what Mr. Wiggington and the board have to say; and to thereafter, ask relevant questions both

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In my May 2nd post, I wrote: "The blog has also, for me personally, turned into a study on human behavior. It is nothing less than amazing (and sometimes amusing) to observe Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s and Diedra Harris' responses to some of my published subjects. What I have come to discover is that there is no limit to what these two will do to try to hide wrong doing. In fact, since January,

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As I mentioned in prior posts, this blog often deviates in directions I could never imagine. Often, the posts I have planned on publishing have been displaced by subjects I hadn't considered writing about. The blog has also, for me personally, turned into a study on human behavior. It is nothing less than amazing (and sometimes amusing) to observe Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s and Diedra Harris'

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I had a far different post in mind but felt impelled to write instead, about a notice which was posted last week by Priority One on their website. For those who have not visited the credit union's website, Priority One has posted a message concerning the upcoming Annual Meeting which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the credit union's main office in South

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Earlier today, I received the following comment from an anonymous commentator:Yikes! The first qtr. numbers are up at the NCUA site and it is not pretty: YTD Loss before the NCUSIF Stabilization expense: $2,198,797 NCUSIF Stab[ilization] Exp[ense]: $1, 271,678 Total loss YTD: -$3,470,435 and there are still 9 months left!! And capital (reserves) has dropped from $16,708,007 to $13,237,571.I am

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ANNUAL MEETING Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009Time: 6 p.m.Address: 1631 Huntington Drive, South Pasadena, CA 91030This is the scheduled date unless Charlie and Diedradecide to change the schedule. Oh you know those two mischievous tykes, they always like to cross the line between dividing what is right and honest from what is not. I urge members who are concerned with the future of the credit

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I am certain, most of you are familiar with Herman Melville's classic story, Moby Dick, the story of a vindictive and obsessed man, Captain Ahab, who searches the seas for the great white whale which years earlier, caused him to lose a leg. Fueled by revenge, Captain Ahab sets out on a lifelong quest to kill the animal that mutilated his body. Despite numerous opportunities to repent, the

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Some of your comments and emails have asked about the Annual Meeting which will take place sometime in the next month or two. The purpose of the Annual Meeting is to report publicly, the financial state of the credit union and to announce the names of newly elected board members. Members of the board, Mr. Wiggington, Sr. and some of his staff will be in attendance. Unfortunately, this year Mr.

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As I have mentioned in several prior posts, In 2007, an unsigned letter was sent to former board member, David L. Davidson. The letter, dated March 1, 2007, revealed numerous account abuses committed by the then Assistant Vice President, Liz Campos. In prior posts, I stated that the abuses occurred between September and October 2006. Based on the copy of the letter dated March 1, 2009, the

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Have you seen those mechanical plastic teeth that when wound up, chatter, moving across whatever surface they are placed on? That's what Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s incessant and pointless verbosity is like. His mouth moves, you hear noise but there is little value in anything said. The subject of this post is Mr. Wiggington, Sr. addiction to talking. His talking can be about personal topics that no

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I decided to take a short break from the blog and read some of the many emails sent to me by people who both identify themselves as current and former employees of Priority One. The personal experiences include disillusioned stories of what the credit union was like while Mr. Harris served as its president and its decline under, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. The personal experiences with Mr.

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On the first day of his appointment, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. inherited a credit union which for all intents and purposes was financially stable and its net assets in the black. Furthermore, the merger with Inland Counties Postal Credit Union which had been orchestrated by William E. Harris, had increased Priority One's membership and asset size. Priority One's future seemed optimistic with no

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Readers have commented on the tremendous amount of energy Charles R. Wiggington, Sr's expends developing elaborate charades and ruses to terminate employees rather than simply terminating employees based on their failure to meet the requirements of their posts. Maybe using policy and actual incidents to terminate a person, lacks appeal to the always vindictive, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. It may

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Several people have asked why the California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has not been contacted or gotten involved in the matter involving Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. The NCUA was initially contacted but because Priority One Credit Union is a state-chartered entity, the inquiry was forwarded to the state of California for response. On March 12, 2009, I received the following email,

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I decided to post the following other comment (and will be posting others in the next few days) received earlier today from another reader. The person who posted this is absolutely correct, the acts committed by Mr. Wiggington, Sr. began while William E. Harris served as President and CEO of Priority One. I believe Mr. Harris' greatest weakness was that he trusted his executive staff. Issues,

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I have received so many comments and emails during the last several weeks, some extremely insightful and others sharing your personal experiences both as a member of Priority One and others, as employees. I received the following comment earlier today and thought it quite succinctly summaries the concerns I have tried to express on this site. I will post other comments in the next day or

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Last week Mr. Wiggington, Sr. was heard (so what's new) exclaiming, "We're improving!" He was referring to Priority One's reported net income for the month of February, which ended on 2/28/09. As you may remember, on 1/31/09, the credit union's net income was reported at -$118,128,87.Well, February's numbers are in and Priority One ended the month at -$76,446.60. The total, year-to-date total is

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Earlier today, a friend dropped by and left a copy of Priority One’s March 09 newsletter which he said was issued this past week. As I have previously written, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s irreverant, unethical, and abusive acts have only succeeded due to an ineffective board of directors and a corrupt Human Resources department manager. Whether Mr. Wiggington, Sr. chooses to reward or terminate

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I will be revisiting the topic of Priority One's financials in a few days, but at the moment, would like to continue my expose' on the topic of how Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s succeeded in carrying out so many abusive acts against employees of the credit union. As I have previously shown, in the months before January 1, 2007, the date when his appointment began, Mr. Wiggington, Sr. began to divulge the

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I received an email earlier today, from a "Mrs Rivers". The communication contained information which could only have been provided by a member of Priority One's management sector. I usually am not curious about the identity of anyone who posts comments or who sends me emails, as the focus of this blog is to expose acts committed by Charles Wiggington, Sr. However, this email was different and

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As I have posted many times previously, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is a "man" who shirks accountability for anything and everything which goes bad at Priority One. If these negative things are outside of his control,then why is he still president? The man can concoct excuses faster than it takes for Clark Kent to remove his suit and glasses. It should come as absolutely no surprise to anyone that

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Turner, Warner, Hwang, and ConradCertified Public Accountants and ConsultantsI conducted an additional search on Turner, Warner, Hwang, and Conrad website which was provided to me by a reader late last week. The firm's website is found at www.twhc.com.A search of the "partners" page located the name of the auditor who visited Priority One about two months ago. His name is Terry L. Nabors. I

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“I’m a solutions man. First I get a temporary solution, then I get a permanent solution.” Charles R. Wiggington, A Tool Speaks, March 6, 2009 Okay the quote is not from his book I mean a book. Its just good old Wiggington spouting off again while in the office. Please correct me if I am wrong, but who boasts about achieving temporary solutions? A solution is a usually a corrective measure which

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I wish to thank the person who posted a comment in which they provided the name of Priority One's current CPA auditing firm. The firm's name is:Turner, Warren, Hwang & ConradAccording to the person providing the information, they are located in Burbank, CA. Thank you again.

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I have received numerous emails over the last 3 weeks, many attesting to personal experiences with Mr. Wiggington, Sr. and some of his staff. However, none was more interesting than the one I received earlier today which I feel impelled to share. It was sent to me from a "noreply" address so that the person's identity, like my own, remains ambiguous. Anyway, here is the sender's post.

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As we all patiently await for someone at California's Department of Financial Institutions to initiate what ever first step is needed to begin investigating Charles. R. Wiggington, Sr. management (actually, mismanagement) of the credit union and his unconventional financial reporting methods, problems continue to affect the level of customer service dispensed to members and a heavy volume of

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The posts on this blog, describe incidents which occurred over a period of years. Certainly great efforts were made by Mr. Wiggington, Sr. and his cronies to muddy the facts through the perpetration of lies and abuses and even in the way expenditures have been reported since he became president. Has it occurred to anyone that Priority One's Human Resources Department has been conspicuously

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I want to thank those of you who have taken the time to post and express your thoughts and in some cases, your feelings, about the state of affairs at Priority One Credit Union. Some of the comments have actually provided valuable information and in some cases, "leads" and insights which have benefited me in understanding a little more about the industry's financial methodologies. At this time, I

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Due to the limited formatting capacities offered by this blog program, I had to enter all figures obtained from Priority One's financial report for the month ending 1/31/09, in a single column. What may be immediately evident is that those expenses,i.e., airfare, hotel, food allowance, for trips taken by the board and at least one member of the supervisor committee, to Las Vegas and Hawaii, do

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This is the third and final post about the story of former business development representative, C. Freed and the smear campaign launched by Charles. R. Wiggington, Sr. against her and with the assistance of current Assistant V.P., Sylvia Perez, and former AVP, Liz Campos.Understandably frustrated and tired of the unwavering unslaught of abuse by Mrs. Perez and others as well as Charles R.

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This the continuing story of former business development representative, C. Freed, who was subjected to continuous abuses by her supervisor, Sylvia Perez, and AVP, Liz Campos, both of who told employees they were only following Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s instructions. The reason I chose to post this lengthy story is because it again reveals more about who Charles. R. Wiggington, Sr is as a person and

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Like many people, I am not always certain what information I am privy to from my credit union; or what recourse is allotted to me should I wish to lodge a complaint. Like many large companies and banks, credit unions have a member services department which you can call. If you dissatisfied with the response or lack of response you obtain from a member services representative, you may choose to

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This and the next three posts concern a former employee of the Business Development Department who was terminated in 2007, though only after first being subjected to months of abusive treatment, harassment by her supervisor and Mr. Wiggington, Sr. and the subject of disparaging comments and criticisms about her character, personality, and work performance. The instigator of these acts was Mr.

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Today, I was given a copy of a memorandum dated 2/24/09, written by Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. to his staff. The subject concerns efforts by Priority One to reduce its expenditures. In his memo, Mr. Wiggington, Sr. explains that the credit union will no longer purchase "treats" for employees on payday Fridays. I called the credit union and was told that purchasing "treats" on payday Fridays is a

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In February 2007, Priority One Credit Union hired D. Centeno to succeed Sylvia Perez as branch manager of Priority One’s Van Nuys office. Flyers distributed to all branches, informed employees that Mr. Centeno possessed extensive banking experience. Those who came to work closely with Mr. Centeno over the next few months, describe him as a consummate professional who was well acquainted with

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I decided to delve into Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.'s education and experience in an effort to try and determine why the board decided he was the most qualified person to succeed William E. Harris. As you will remember from a prior post, on the day the board decided that Mr. Wiggington, Sr. was to succeed William E. Harris, some board members publicly exclaimed that Priority One needed a Black

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Earlier today, I received an email responding to my last two posts concerning expenditures by Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. and some members of the board.As is common in most businesses, when December arrives, companies show their gratitude to employees while celebrating the upcoming holidays, through a party. The kind of party a company throws is directly related to what is economically feasible.

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I thought I should make one more comment concerning my last post and the subject of the board's spending habits. I suggest that the board's expenditures be audited.For example, with regards to the trip to Hawaii, how much did the credit union spend on airfare andaccomodations for each board member. How much was allotted to each board member for their daily food expenses. The same audit should

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Okay, there isn't a money tree at Priority One but watching how some board members spend credit union money could lead one to believe that the company may have some secret cache tucked away somewhere in the South Pasadena branch. Of course the net income reported by Priority One during the last quarter of 2008, reminds us that this is not possible. Some board members have taken advantage of "

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In 2008, the Board of Directors hired EXTTI, Incorporated to investigation allegations citing sexual harassment, filed by Kim Burke against Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. I thought it important to provide additional references which further validiate some of the information provided in my earlier posts. I personally believe that EXTTI, Inc. performed a thorough and impartial investigation which

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I would like to address a comment posted by KayO regarding the merger with Inland Counties Postal Credit Union. By the way, thank you. KayO's comments provide important insight into problems which arose during the merger, as a result of poor planning by Priority One's management. The lack of proper planning was further exacerbated by Charles R. Wiggington Sr.'s inept response. All the problems

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I think everyone would agree that a Marketing Department is a crucial component to a credit union's success. Through the activities conducted by the Marketing Department, a credit union determines it's advertising and the selling and delivery of it's products and services to members. Through its assessment, the Marketing Department studies a credit union's marketplace, designs promotions that

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Over the weekend, I read through Priority One's 2007 annual report which can be found in PDF format at https://www.priorityonecu.org/main/docs/PO_AR07.pdf . Though I found several pages which I could comment about, I decided to focus on only two pages. One is Mr. Wiggington, Sr.'s address to Priority One's members and the second is the address by board member, Thomas Gathers, concerning the

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Evidence, those tangible pieces of objective information that prove without a doubt that the allegations in this post are true, does exist. As has we have seen Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is a person who quickly absolves himself of all wrong doing and will raise up a defense of lies and even implicate others, like former employee Alan Santos, in an effort to escape all culpability for the things

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Thank you to those who have submitted your comments and advise. Your suggestions have not been ignored.

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In early December 2008, during a quarterly meeting conducted at the South Pasadena office, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. told employees from all branches that the credit union sustained losses during the last 2 quarters of 2008, though quickly assuring them that the credit union is solvent, its assets are "really good," and Priority One is "doing very well." This was immediately followed by his

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In March 2008, attorney William Adler of Styskal, Wiese & Melchione, LLP, whose offices are located at 550 North Brand Boulevard, Suite 550, Glendale, California 91203, received an anonymous letter consisting of several pages, describing alleged violations of credit union policy and of federal and state laws committed by Charles R Wiggington, Sr.One of the allegations which I have posted about

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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart - Hellen KellerWhat we each consider beautiful is always subjective. After all, "Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder." Obviously beauty can have a profound emotional and physical effect on our behavior though within the workplace, we each have a responsibility to comport ourselves

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In 2008, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. introduced e-statements to Priority One. For those who may not know, e-statemetns are electronic versions of the paper statements which are mailed to your residence, on a monthly or quarterly basis by your bank or credit union. They contain the same information that appears on a paper statement.While Vice President of Operations, Charles R. Wiggington, Sr.

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In the months following Charles R. Wiggington Sr.'s appointment as president of Priority One, the credit union sustained its first major fiasco- a breach of security which I believe was unprecedented in the more than 80-year history of the credit union.For those who may not be aware, each year Priority One, like all credit union, conducts an election in which qualified candidates vie for

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Because a credit union president is in a position of power, he or she must exercise sound judgment and delve out the facts needed to arrive at decisions which best serve the needs of members, the community, and their employees. In everything that is endeavored, a president must exercise due diligence.As the sentinel of the credit union, the president also safeguards the physical safety of

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As children, most of us are taught the difference between right and wrong. When we disobeyed our parents we may have been scolded, possibly prohibited from watching television, or maybe even being spanked. In society like at home, rules and laws exist which when violated, may incur a punishment.Amazingly, though we are taught that lying, stealing and bullying people are all bad, in business we

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Few who have come to know Charles R. Wiggingon, Sr. could ever deny that he is a man plagued by contradictions. The focus of his chronic verbalizations are consigned to only a few topics which he incessantly repeats on an almost daily basis. Three topics he most often speaks about are his seemingly uncommon intellect; his sex appeal; and seemingly impeccable character which is indubitable and

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Charles R. Wiggington, Sr. is incapable of differentiating between right and wrong; good and evil; prudent from imprudent. A psychological assessment might find the root cause for this gross deficiency which so profoundly marrs his character.Please bare with me as I go back several years to an incident which caused Priority One to suffer a monetary loss of more than $80,000.00. Please keep in

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