“Hello, this is John from your credit card company. How would you like to lower the interest rate on your credit card?” If this opening line sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is. This is called an interest rate reduction scam and is one
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There are plenty of people who don’t have an emergency fund. In fact, nearly 30 percent of Americans don’t, according to a report by NeighborWorks America. While I understand there are many external factors at play that influence our ability to save, I’m a firm believer
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Buying a car is not cheap. In fact, a car purchase is what many economists refer to as a “big ticket item”. And for good reason; the analysts at Kelley Blue Book report the average price for light vehicles in the United States was $33,666. For
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Hello, In 2016, Logix Federal Credit Union had another exceptional year. Nearly 20,000 members joined Logix last year, taking advantage of our low loan rates to help generate the highest loan volume in our history. Thousands of members deepened their savings relationships and opened checking
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One of the most popular types of fraud is called an employment scam. There are many different types of variations for this scam, but the most common is when a victim is falsely led to believe they have landed their dream job. After the “employer”
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Lockheed Aircraft Employees Federal Credit Union was officially chartered January 21, 1937. Several weeks ago, with that milestone anniversary rapidly approaching, I took a few minutes to again read the original charter application, signed by the 12 Lockheed employees who founded our institution. Unlike my
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We’re 80! What did things cost in 1937, the year we were born? We’re 80 years old this month, and taking an opportunity to reflect on what the world was like in 1937, the year we were born. One of the most remarkable things to
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Most dieters fail by denying themselves any pleasure. Deciding to “get healthy,” they decide to eat 100% healthy all the time always. While each individual meal is fine, consumed with water and no desert, it’s when you start thinking about the future, about a lifetime
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In more ways than one, it’s easy to over do it during the holiday season. You can get wrapped up in the spirit, throw caution to the wind and before you know it you’ve polished off a plate of cookies and blown through your holiday
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So you got a year-end bonus or raise? Right on. It’s tempting to think of this money as extra cash, especially if you got a bonus. The name itself implies extra. But before you get any fancy ideas about how to spend it, let’s talk
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