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First Union Awards Fort Myers Resident a New BMW Z3 Convertible in its Sign & Drive Promotion FORT MYERS, Fla. - Karen Swanbeck, of Fort Myers Beach, is the grand prize winner in First Union's Sign and Drive promotion. By signing her name to her First Union VISAb CheckCard receipt, Swanbeck is now the owner of the most exciting, sought-after sports car in years, the new 1998 BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster. First Union regional president, Dick Botthof, will present the keys to Ms. Swanbeck during a special ceremony, Tuesday October 6, at 3:00 p.m. at First Union's Fort Myers Beach financial center located at 2815 Estero Blvd., Fort Myers Beach, Florida. First Union launched the Sign and Drive promotion to educate consumers about the convenience and flexibility VISA CheckCards offer. The promotion kicked off in July and was open to all Florida residents 21 years old or older who used their First Union VISA CheckCard to make a PIN-less purchase requiring a signature. The winner was drawn from all transaction and write-in entries compiled during the promotion duration from July 6 to August 31. The First Union VISA CheckCard is the go everywhere, do everything card. It allows consumers to make purchases at over 15 million VISA merchants worldwide, and customers can access their accounts to make ATM withdraws, deposits, transfer funds, or get a current account balance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The CheckCard works like a check with purchases deducted directly from the customers' checking account. First Union Corp. (NYSE:FTU) is a leading provider of financial services to more than 16 million retail and corporate customers throughout the East Coast and the nation. First Union is the nation's sixth largest bank holding company, based on assets of $229 billion as of June 30, 1998, and ranks among the top 15 financial services companies in the world, based on market capitalization. - ### - |
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