Once our tax returns are mailed and our copies filed, we tend to think of our major financial chores as “finished” for the year—but are they really? I’d like to suggest that we think of April as a time for a “spring housecleaning” of our finances. Here are just a few simple tasks that could [...]
Does this sound familiar? You’re on the road, and suddenly you realize that not only is the iron still on and the coffee pot still heating, you’ve also forgotten to transfer enough money from your savings to your checking to cover the bill that will soon be automatically deducted from your account. Your neighbor can [...]
We know our members appreciate our great financial products and enjoy our friendly, personal service: you tell us so, and we never get tired of hearing it! And of course, your kind words only inspire us to do more, and better, to serve our members. If you have a friend, colleague or family member who [...]
It’s a bit like our New Year’s Resolutions: we all have such good intentions towards our tax refunds. We plan to pay down debt, give generously to charity, invest or just plain save for a rainy day. But somehow, that refund check ends up in our checking account where it gets whittled away in small [...]
Taking out a mortgage or refinancing one can be confusing, complicated processes, and often people put off making decisions because they’re overwhelmed. What’s a “ good” interest rate, what are “points,” do I want a 15-year, a 30-year, an ARM? When is a good time to refinance? Additionally, there are government-funded programs out there that [...]
Shredding documents containing personal information is an important way to protect yourself from identity theft, but fraudsters are going high-tech. These days, it’s not so easy to detect scams: fake deposed Nigerian princes needing help with offshore accounts are fairly easy to spot. An email that looks like it came from your financial institution or [...]
It’s nearly time for Salal’s FREE public Shredathon, so if you have documents to discard, bring up to two grocery bags’ of shredables to our Northgate branch on Saturday, May 14, between 10 am and 2 pm. We’ll also have a drawing for a free, in-home shredder for one lucky winner! Why shred? Identity theft [...]
Twittering, Facebooking, YouTubing, following, fanning, friending–it’s a whole new world of communication on the Internet. Are you connected? Now more than ever, there are so many ways to get information, be involved and communicate with people and organizations. Salal Credit Union is available through many of these channels, and we’d like to invite you to join the [...]
Captain Safety would like to remind you that “phishing” scams still abound. In fact, news has just broken about the possible theft of information at an advertising agency, Epsilon, that handles email messaging for some large companies, including Chase Bank. Potentially millions of email addresses have been stolen, so if you receive a “Phishy” seeming email, please be [...]
