Affinity Programs

FSAE is proud to announce a new affinity program – and new affinity opportunity for our members.

Charge Card Services (CCS) has processed FSAE’s credit card charges for the past 3 years, saving us 18% in credit card transaction fees. And they can do the same for your association or business!

What does CCS offer FSAE members?
  • No conversion fees, no application fees, no hassles to switch to CCS;  
  • Guaranteed 12 hour funding, including American Express;
  • A free rate analysis to highlight monthly savings and a $500 check if we cannot reduce your current credit card processing fees;
  • PLUS - CCS will pay 50-100% of your FSAE Membership Dues* for 1 year for converting!
This offer is valid for any executive or associate FSAE member that converts their credit card processing.

Switching to CCS not only saves you money on your credit card transaction fees, it’s also an easy way to support FSAE through our affinity program. And once you convert, that same affinity opportunity is available for your association to save your members money and to earn your association non-dues revenue at the same time!

Visit www.ChargeCardSystems.com to learn more about CCS and the savings they provide.

For information on the possible affinity program for your members, 
contact Jeff Shavitz directly at 800.878.4100






Learn More about CCS and credit card fees:

 What is your rate? This is the most common question that an Executive Director or CFO of an Association will ask when approached by a credit card processor. In fact, there are many other issues that must be considered when choosing a source for your credit card solutions.

Credit card processors have numerous “hidden costs” which can and will inflate your credit card fees and in the majority of cases, you will never even know it happened.

There are also “transaction fees” and it’s important to understand the “bundled” rate of both your discount rate AND your transaction fee (fee charged by the processor for each transaction).

Plus you must know your “effective rate” (takes into consideration all the charges) vs. your “base rate” which is the initial rate charged by your processor.

In today’s difficult economic times, a quantitative analysis can save associations upwards of 20% on their credit card fees – and increase the bottom line! 

*Member dues percentage paid is dependent on your charge amounts