FFCCU Blog

2024 Tax Changes – Tips for Filing

For many people, filing a tax return each year is a dreaded chore. You acclimated to the previous year’s expectations – but what will 2024 tax changes bring? Filing needn’t be so stressful. A little preparation and knowledge can ensure you submit on time and take advantage of any credits and deductions that will lower… (read more)

Sink Your Teeth Into the Best Savings Rates

This past year has seen some of the best interest rates for certificates in some time. So, what’s ahead here in 2024? How can you take advantage of the best savings rates available, and what should you anticipate if you’re considering a certificate soon? As a quick refresher, certificates – sometimes called certificates of deposit… (read more)

Holiday & Vacation Savings – Seasonal Satisfaction with Club Accounts

A few years of missed opportunities from being cooped up and our always-busy lives have made many of us more eager than ever to hit the road, get out on the waves, or take off to a new destination. But the rising cost of… well, everything is making vacation planning more stressful than it used… (read more)

Love Hurts: Tips for Dealing with Romance Scams

If you’re a frequent reader of the FFCCU blog, you know by now that financial scammers are clever, adaptable, and completely without shame. The latest scheme is always around the corner, and old stand-bys get a fresh coat of nefarious paint as technology advances or changes come to the way we live our lives and… (read more)

10 Tips to Protect Seniors from Elder Financial Abuse

Preventing Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation… In today’s guest blog, our friends from Ohio Credit Union League will break down 10 great tips to try and prevent elder financial abuse: The rise in elder financial abuse – defined by any sort of theft or scam that exploits vulnerabilities in a senior’s trust or capacity –… (read more)

5 Benefits for When You Go Paperless

Why go paperless? If you’re still receiving your monthly account statement through the mail, you might wonder what all the fuss is about. After all, it’s probably a complicated process to switch over to e-statements – and you already have a way to receive your account info, right? …Right? Well, it might not be quite… (read more)

Come In, Save Money: Your First Dare2Compare

You may have heard us talk about it before, and you might have seen our television commercial for the Dare2Compare account review. Dare2Compare is a way that FFCCU could save you money. And it’s as easy as it sounds: a one-on-one meeting with a financial representative who will look through your individual situation and seek… (read more)

‘Love My Credit Union Rewards’ TurboTax Discount, Sweepstakes, and More

We’ve touched on those not-so-well-known benefits of your FFCCU membership in a previous blog post, and starting this month (January 2024), one of those benefits is getting even sweeter – with the help of Love My Credit Union’s TurboTax Sweepstakes! Take some of the tension out of tax season with the following member perks –… (read more)

Adopt A Family Is a Success!

You already know that FFCCU is committed to serving our communities – and a part of that dedication is expressed through charitable giving. Every year, we support several charities through a variety of fundraisers – the most delicious of which is our in-branch candy sales in partnership with Malley’s chocolates. In the latter half of… (read more)