Financial Literacy
Safe and Secure Shopping this Holiday Season with Mobile Wallets
November 2024 As holiday shopping begins, it’s a timely reminder to be vigilant about protecting our personalinformation. This year, consider using mobile wallets for a safer and more convenient shoppingexperience. What are Mobile Wallets? Mobile wallets are digital applications that store credit, debit, and loyalty cards on smartphonesor other devices. They allow you to make…
Read MoreRewarding Reasons to Use Your Credit Card this Season
November 2024 Whether your holiday season is all hustle and bustle or simply cozy and filled with comforts, there is a simple way to maximize your merry: using your rewards credit card for holiday shopping. As long as you can avoid overspending throughout the season, using a credit card to make all your holiday purchases…
Read MoreSafe and Secure Shopping this Holiday Season with Mobile Wallets
November 2024 As holiday shopping begins, it’s a timely reminder to be vigilant about protecting our personal information. This year, consider using mobile wallets for a safer and more convenient shopping experience. What are Mobile Wallets? Mobile wallets are digital applications that store credit, debit, and loyalty cards on smartphones or other devices. They allow…
Read MoreHow Often Does My Credit Score Update?
October 2024 Here’s the low-down on when you can expect your credit score to change: Do one thing: Review your credit reports every few months. This is one way to ensure there are no errors in the reports that could drag your score down. You can check your report with SavvyMoney through online or mobile banking…
Read MoreAdvice for Protecting Your Information During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 2024 Martha Ward, CISSPVP of Technology & Digital Experience While October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the important work of protecting personal and financial information from cyber threats is something that should be top of mind every day. Fraud and cyberattacks are increasingly frequent and more sophisticated. To help you stay vigilant against these attacks,…
Read MoreStay Smart and Stay Safe from Payment App Scams
September 2024 College life is busy, energizing, and of course… expensive. It’s full of lectures, labs, homework,group projects, and discovering who you are. It means you have many reasons to be here and thereand everywhere – and the need for a quick and convenient method of sending or receiving money. Enter peer to peer (P2P)…
Read MoreSensational Home Improvements for Summer
June 25, 2024 It’s a great season to tackle home renovations with help from a Home Equity Loan or Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC). There’s nothing quite like warmer weather and sunny days in Maine. Now that summer is here, it is prime time to get your great outdoors looking, feeling, and functioning at…
Read MoreIdentify and Avoid Scams This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June, 2024 – by Jake Holmes, Maine Credit Union League Blog provided by the Maine Credit Union League Fraudsters and scammers are ever-evolving, deceptively clever, and relentless in their attempts to obtain peoples’ money and personal information––making it essential to stay educated and up-to-date on the latest scam trends. Sadly, a growing trend of those…
Read MoreLost Wallet? What’s Next?
July 17, 2024 Blog provided by the AARP Fraud Watch Network We’ve all been there; you reach for your wallet and find nothing in your pocket or purse. The panic we feel in that moment is real because our wallet can be a treasure trove for criminals, who can go on to perpetrate credit card…
Read MoreMoving Scams
August 16, 2024 Blog provided by the AARP Fraud Watch Network Summer seems to be the season for moving. Whether you’re relocating for work, downsizing or sending a child off to college, who you hire to help with the move matters a lot. Cutting corners to save money on your move could lead you right…
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