Bonuses made

WATERFORD — Charter Oak Federal Credit Union awarded over $487,000 in annual $100 cash bonuses to its Gold Rewards members in December, which is the largest one-time bonus payout in the program’s history.

Since 2010, when the member-appreciation program began, Charter Oak has paid out more than $2.5 million. When Gold Rewards first began seven years ago, a total of 2,590 members received their annual $100 bonus. In 2016, Charter Oak paid out $100 annual bonuses to 4,873 members.