The Potential of a Personal Loan
11/02/2022
A personal loan can allow you to break up a big expense into manageable monthly payments or consolidate high-interest debts into one fixed payment at a much lower interest rate, saving you hundreds, more often, thousands of dollars. If used well, a personal loan can open opportunities to meet any goal or help soften the blow of unexpected costs.
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Federal Student Loans? What You Need to Know Now
09/30/2022
Payments and interest on most federal student loans have been paused since early 2020, when the Trump Administration introduced the policy due to the emerging pandemic. Since then, the pause has been extended multiple times. On August 24, 2022, the Biden Administration announced an extension of the federal student loan payment and interest pause through December 31, 2022, as well as plans to cancel a portion of federal student loan debt.
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Student Loan Forgiveness is Here and So are the Scammers
08/29/2022
This August the Biden Administration announced that Federal Student loans would not only receive an extended pause, but would also cancel up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan debt for those who are eligible. As many Americans will apply for this new debt relief program, there is a high potential for a rise in scams targeting those who are searching for this debt relief.
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Credit Card Mobile Wallet Upload Scam Alert
07/28/2022
As part of a new scam, fraudsters reach out to members impersonating a financial institution to access your Credit Card Mobile Wallet. Learn more about how to prevent this scam.
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Payment App (Person-to-person or P2P) Fraud
06/22/2022
Fraud using payment apps continues in financial institutions across the country. Accountholders are scammed into providing their online banking usernames and passwords resulting in unauthorized EFTs (electronic fund transfers) from their account via P2P (peer-to-peer) or payment apps like Zelle, Apple Cash, Venmo, and others...
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