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What You Can Do with a Personal Loan from a Credit Union

What You Can Do with a Personal Loan from a Credit Union

Life has a way of throwing you curve balls. Just when you think things are going well, you're hit with a medical emergency and a hefty ER bill. Or you might have years of credit card debt that seems impossible to dig...
Is a Secured Loan Right For You?

Is a Secured Loan Right For You?

Sometimes in life, we need things that we don't always have the money for. For example, buying a house, a new car or post-secondary education. Just because we don't have tens of thousands of dollars in our savings...
What is the Best Way to Pay off Loans?

What is the Best Way to Pay off Loans?

Pretty much nobody likes having debt and many people want to pay off loans as fast as they can. But despite that fact, Money reported that at the end of 2015, Americans held a total of $935.6 billion in credit card debt,...
What You Need to Know About Auto Loans

What You Need to Know About Auto Loans

You need a car to get to work, to pick up the kids from school and to run your everyday errands. The problem is, you don't exactly have a large stack of cash lying around to go out and purchase either a new or used...
The 411 on Interest Rates

The 411 on Interest Rates

You applied for a mortgage and were offered an interest rate of 5.5%. A year later, your friend applied for a mortgage from the same company, for a similar house in the same neighborhood, and was offered a rate of 4%....
3 Things You Should Do If You're Buying a Car

3 Things You Should Do If You're Buying a Car

Buying a new car is a big deal. It's one of the biggest purchases you'll ever make (next to your home and maybe your education). That said, you'll want to purchase a reliable car. Make sure you get the best...