The Difference Between a Mortgage and a HELOC – And How Both Can Reduce Your Tax Bill

by myccu23 | Jul 12, 2019 | From Community Credit Union staff, Home Loans

You pay your mortgage (and other bills) on time every month, have a habit of keeping credit account balances low, and limiting new lines of credit. So, you’re not surprised that credit offers fill your mailbox daily. You usually shred these credit offers, until last...

Should You Use a Credit Card to Pay for Summer Travel?

by myccu23 | Jul 5, 2019 | From Community Credit Union staff, Personal Finance

Planning your summer vacation can be overwhelming. If you’re one of the nearly 100 million Americans planning a family vacation this year, we understand why. Searching for travel deals, coordinating itineraries with relatives, and figuring how you will pay for it all...

Budgeting Myths That Keep You Broke

by myccu23 | Mar 7, 2019 | From Community Credit Union staff, Personal Finance

Budgeting myths keep you from experiencing a financial life free from stress and anxiety. A budget, aka spending plan, brings clarity to how you’re spending your money now and can predict how much you’ll have available to spend in the future. Conversely, mindless...

Why I won’t bank anywhere else.

by myccu23 | Apr 4, 2018 | From Community Credit Union staff, Personal Finance, Tips & Advice, Uncategorized

When I first started my new job: In early March of 2015, I finally landed my first ‘big girl job’. Full time, benefits and to my surprise, at a Credit Union. What? I didn’t even know what Credit Unions did. I didn’t grow up dreaming that I’d one day work at a bank or...

Working at Community Credit Union- Elisa Sanchez

by myccu23 | Mar 1, 2018 | From Community Credit Union staff, Tips & Advice

Being a full time young mom and having a full time job can be really stressful. Between paying for my daughter’s daycare, diapers, formula, and everything else she needs, paying my bills, and trying to have a social life, life is hard to balance. Thankfully I work at...