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What to know about CD Interest Rates

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What you Should Know About CD Interest Rates

One of the features that makes a certificate of deposit (CD) so attractive is its high rate of interest compared to other savings accounts. However,...

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Why you aren't reaching your personal financial goals

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Why You’re not Reaching Your Personal Financial Goals

Setting financial goals is easy. Achieving those goals, though, is a bit harder. A lot of people have goals that they’ve perpetually delayed, or even...

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Best times to buy a car

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When Are The Best Times Of Year To Buy A Car

If there’s one thing almost everyone can agree on, it’s this—you don’t want to pay more for a car than you absolutely have to. That’s why, in...

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The truth about how CDs work

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The Truth About how Certificates of Deposit Work

Almost everyone starts their savings journey by putting money in a traditional savings account. After you've been saving for a while, though, you'll...

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Importance of Financial goal

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Why You Need To Set Financial Goals To Be Successful

Most people have experience with saving for a financial goal, whether it's a nice shirt or a down payment on a car. Fewer people, though, have...

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Hanai Pet Cremation buildling

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How Hanai Pet Cremation Used a First Alliance Credit Union Business Loan to get Started

When John Gilmore’s dog passed away, he wanted to have it cremated. Unfortunately, the ceremony was not what he had hoped for.

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Alternatives to certificates of deposit

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What are Alternatives to Certificates of Deposit?

When it comes to saving money, certificates of deposit have quite a few advantages. In addition to getting a high interest rate, you’re also ensuring...

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Can a CD help beginning savers

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Should You Open a CD When You’re Just Starting to Save?

A lot of articles about certificates of deposit, otherwise known as CDs, assume that you already have a few thousand dollars saved. However, what if...

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First Alliance Credit Union history

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What's In A Credit Union? First Alliance History From 1932 To Now

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that the First Alliance Credit Union of today is very different than when it was created 90 years ago. In...

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5 CD Myths Explained

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5 Certificate of Deposit Myths and the Truth Behind Them

For some reason, certificates of deposit—also known as CDs--seem to have more myths surrounding them than other types of accounts. Maybe it’s because...

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