Make the Switch
Digital Wallet
Welcome to the Future A digital wallet allows you to make purchases without using a physical debit card. If you’ve ever forgotten your purse at home or lost your wallet, you know this is a big deal! Your digital wallet is here to...
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Thanks for your interest in our Facebook contest! Please follow all instructions from the announcement post to ensure you are entered to win. Good luck! *No purchase necessary. Must be a Central Valley Firefighters Credit Union member or eligible...
Read moreFinancial Quick Fixes Come at a High Cost
Financial Quick Fixes Come at a High Cost Prohibited in 18 states, payday loan companies still manage to offer more than 20,000 locations across the United States, making them more common than McDonald’s restaurants. Banking on consumer...
Read moreDo You Have What It Takes to Be an Airbnb Host?
If you’re a homeowner in 2018, there’s a good chance you’ve kicked around the idea of renting out your house through Airbnb. Whether you travel for work or suffer from a perpetual case of wanderlust, you’ve probably...
Read moreShould You Be Using Your Home’s Equity?
Should You Be Using Your Home’s Equity? Maybe you’ve heard of home equity loans and lines of credit, maybe you haven’t. There’s no need to hang your head if the terms are unfamiliar to you. It’s easy to get lost in...
Read moreTeach Your Kids to Make a Stand
Teach Your Kids to Make a Stand—a Lemonade Stand. Long before Beyoncé transformed it into a cultural touchpoint, lemonade was the commodity of choice for childhood business ventures. Perhaps you had a lemonade stand of your own, or...
Read moreReduce the Risk of Mail Fraud
Anyone who reads newspapers, watches television or surfs the net knows America’s problems with identity theft. For California, our state ranks No. 3 in the nation, according to a 2017 Consumer Sentinel Network report from the Federal Trade...
Read moreAdjust Your Home Buying Strategy
It Might Be Time to Adjust Your Home Buying Strategy You’ve done your research, you’ve prepared your budget, and you’re ready to start your housing search. From the number of bedrooms and bathrooms to the optimum square footage...
Read moreDo Your Resolutions Need a Do-Over?
Do Your Resolutions Need a Do-Over? Believe it or not, it’s July already. You’ve already flipped the calendar page six times, and if you’re like more than 80% of the general public, it’s been a few months since your New...
Read more5 Staycation Ideas to Save Your Summer
5 Staycation Ideas to Save Your Summer Let’s face it; summer looks a lot different than it did when you were a kid. You used to spend the entire school year counting down the days until the carefree fun of summer vacation. But now that...
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