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How 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…
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Identify 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…
Read MoreCrypto ATMs: What to Know
June 6, 2024 Blog provided by the AARP Fraud Watch Network If you’re like most Americans, you walk right past a tool used to steal a reported $35 million from US consumers last year each time you go out for groceries. Cryptocurrency ATMs are often colorful kiosks that are popping up in supermarkets, convenience stores,…
Read MoreCool Tip: Freeze Your Credit!
April 2024 Temperatures might be on the rise but it’s smart to keep your credit report on ice. By Abbey Ramsay, VP of Lending You may have heard about freezing your credit but might not know what that means. Well, we are here to help defrost any confusion. A credit freeze is a voluntary lock…
Read MoreUCU Has Earned the AARP BankSafe Seal
April 2024 We’re thrilled to share that we have earned AARP’s BankSafe Trained Seal in recognition of our unwavering dedication to protecting our elder members from financial exploitation. The BankSafe designation is earned after over 80% of an organization’s frontline staff completes AARP’s comprehensive BankSafe training. Jilenne Gunther, National Director of AARP’s BankSafe Initiative, is…
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