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Money Management (32)

What is financial literacy and why is it important at first alliance credit union

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What is Financial Literacy?

What is financial literacy and why is it important? Financial literacy is the ability to understand the important financial topics related to...

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How Does Vehicle Repossession Work

When you chose to use a loan to purchase a vehicle you probably had full intentions to make the all your payments on time. However, life happens and...

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Woman With Hands on Head Worrying About Savings Account Fees | First Alliance Credit Union

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Savings Accounts Fees to Watch Out For

When you open up a savings account at a financial institution, you’re getting a safe place to store your cash. You’re also getting a bit of interest...

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Surprised businesswoman sitting at the table with bank card

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Tips to Make Credit Cards Your Best Friends

If you use a credit card properly, it can be an amazing tool. When credit is used irresponsibly, however, it can become your worst nightmare. You can...

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What is a personal line of credit

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What is a Personal Line of Credit?

Everyone knows how a loan works. You go to a financial institution and talk with a lending advisor about how much money you need. Once the lending...

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Friends in Car | First Alliance Credit Union

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Is Now The Best Time to Buy a Car?

Thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic, interest rates are the lowest they’ve been in years. If that weren’t enough good news for shoppers, retailers...

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Coronavirus Isn't Stopping Scammers

To most of us, its unthinkable that someone would try to take advantage of consumers during a health crisis. Unfortunately, scammers are taking...

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Couple moved into house | First Alliance Credit Union

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Is Now the Best Time to Buy a House?

There’s never been a better time to buy a house. Interest rates are the lowest they’ve been in years, hitting a record low in March 2020. There’s...

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Woman getting ahead financially | First Alliance Credit Union

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Ways to Boost Your Finances in Quarantine

If you’re like most Minnesotans, you’ve been getting intimately acquainted with your home ever since Governor Tim Walz issued the shelter in place...

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Man reading government documents | First Alliance Credit Union

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How to File For Unemployment

Currently, over 6.6 million people have been laid off or had their hours cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic. What this means, among other things, is...

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