Monthly Archives: May 2026
Is Now the Time to Get a Home Equity Loan?
Updated for Summer 2026 What Exactly is a Home Equity Loan? Every single home is worth some amount of money. We might call that its market value. That market value is reflective of a number of different factors, but the single biggest is generally the comparable sales in the area. An appraiser, when assessing the… (read more)
Co Op Credit Unions: What’s the Deal with Shared Branching?
You CAN Take Us With You If you travel for work you may need access to your FFCCU accounts. And if you can’t find a surcharge-free ATM, you may end up paying fees (and no one likes to do pay fees to get to their own money!) Shared Branching between co op credit unions gives… (read more)
Posted In: Checking, FFCCU Services
Steer Clear: Car Buying Traps
It’s a hard time to be in the market for a car, but for some of us it’s unavoidable. The post tax-time season is historically one of the busiest times for auto sales and financing, driven largely by shoppers using tax refunds for down payments. That surge in activity and desperation around inflation and outrageous… (read more)
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