3 simple ways to lower your water bill
Paying for water isn't usually something worth stressing over. But if you're looking to save money, there are plenty of areas where you can cut back, including your water bill. Here are three ways you [...]
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4 reasons financial education isn’t working
It’s generally agreed that the Great Recession occurred when the mortgage market crashed, and was fueled by loose mortgage underwriting standards. However, there was another cause nobody talks about: financial illiteracy. Many mortgages defaulted [...]
5 ways to save on common household expenses
If you’re like me, you’re always looking for ways to save. Sure, you can take drastic measures like living in a tiny house, but there are far easier ways to save money. Here’[...]
5 ways to lower your bills
When you are looking for more ways to save money, the best course of action is always to cut back on spending. Once you cut out all of the unneeded expenses from your life, you [...]
House passes financial services spending bill
The House late Thursday passed a financial services spending bill that cuts funding for the Internal Revenue Service and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The measure was approved by a largely party-line vote of 239 [...]
People like billers that offer payment options (but probably still hate paying their bills)
What makes people happy with their billers? According to the Eighth Annual Fiserv Billing Household Survey, offering a variety of ways to receive and pay bills leads to greater satisfaction with billers. In particular, consumers [...]
When you know better, you do better
In a recent statewide consumer survey conducted by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, 66 percent of respondents said they learned about finances from life experience. To me, when I see “learned from life experience” that means, “[...]
11 finance tips you wish you could tell your younger self
If you could impart some of your current financial wisdom on your younger self, what would you say? Take more risks? Concentrate more on saving? Choose a less expensive education? All of us would do [...]
What will cost you more in 2016?
Planning to buy a new car or kitchen appliance in 2016? Be prepared to open your wallet a little wider, as these are just two of the items that are expected to cost more next [...]
House committee looks at CUNA-backed regulatory relief bills today
Today’s subcommittee hearing on regulatory relief features two credit union-specific bills and an additional regulatory relief bill for credit unions, all three of which have CUNA’s strong support. The U.S. House Financial [...]
Financial Services subcommittee to consider 3 CUNA-backed bills
Three CUNA-backed regulatory relief bills will be discussed by the House Financial Services subcommittee on financial institutions and consumer credit this week. The hearing, titled “Examining Legislative Proposals to Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Main Street [...]
HFSC sends four CUNA-backed bills to House for consideration
With numerous legislators emphasizing that credit unions and other small financial institutions should not be punished by burdensome regulations, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee referred four CUNA-backed bills to the House Wednesday. Members [...]
Credit unions excluded from Senate reg relief bill
Several banking and credit union bills are being marked up and debated in Congress in the final days before congressional members leave for August recess. Among them is a bill, S. 1799, by Sen. Susan [...]
Payments infrastructure must support member choice
by: Bethan Cowper The payments landscape is in a state of flux and has been for the last ten years. However, we finally have the technological agility available to deal with change and meet consumer [...]