Mar 27, 2017 | Tips About Money
– Forbes If you’ve filed your taxes — and waiting or received your tax refund — the great challenge begins: Whether to save or spend that modest windfall. Like most people, your eyes probably light up with the possibly of getting that...
Feb 28, 2017 | News You Can Use
You may think your home mailbox is a safe receptacle for outgoing mail, think again. Thieves use mailboxes to gather your personal information on checking accounts as well as credit cards. Take mail containing payments with checks to Post Office collection boxes....
Feb 28, 2017 | News You Can Use
7 Ways to Thwart Cybercrime WASHINGTON – Cybercrime continues to be a growing problem in the U.S. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, though we do not have 2016 totals, in 2015 the agency received approximately 288,000 complaints from...
Feb 23, 2017 | Loan Knowledge, Tips About Money
An important step to finding a home, whether you’re renting or buying, is ensuring that you have a good credit history. The American Bankers Association suggests the following tips to improve your credit score. Request a copy of your credit score report – and make...
Feb 10, 2017 | Tips About Money
Save or Spend: 5 Ways to Make Your Refund Count This Tax Season According to the Internal Revenue Service, the nation’s taxpayers received an average tax refund of nearly $3,000 in 2016. This year, with more than 70 percent of taxpayers receiving a refund, the...