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EMV Chip Card Technology Explained

| Credit Cards

What Are EMV Chip Cards? EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) credit cards contain small, metallic computer chips that authenticate transactions. The chips will eventually replace the black magnetic strips (often referred to as mag stripes) on the back of current cards, making swiping your card a thing of the Read More

How To Avoid Paying Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

| Home Buying, Lending

Home ownership is not only rewarding but it is one of the biggest investments of your life. Part of this investment includes your mortgage payment, home insurance, property taxes and for some people, the additional cost of Private Mortgage Insurance or PMI. If you purchase a home with less than 20% down, then it is Read More

Are Extended Warranties Worth The Money?

| Auto, Budgeting, Insurance

“Would you like to protect your purchase with an extended warranty?” It’s a question consumers are asked every time a large purchase is made. And if you’re like most, you shake your head in dismissal before the person can even finish the question. Do you really need an extended warranty? Here is what you need to Read More

5 Red Flags Signaling Mail Fraud

| Identity Theft

We’ve all heard the scenario: You receive a check or money order and notification that you’ve won some kind of sweepstakes. The sender asks you to deposit it into your account, keeping a portion of “your winnings”, and then wire-transferring them a portion of it “to cover the taxes” so you can collect the rest of your Read More

So You Want To Build A House

| Home Buying

After attending the Parade of Homes and mentally piecing together your ideal home; after spending countless hours on Pinterest and Google poring over new floor plans, granite vs. quartz countertops, and eco-friendly homes, you’ve officially decided to build your dream home. Congratulations! Now what? Your first Read More

First-Time Builders Find Comfort With ECCU

| Lending

With three children between the ages of 9 and 12 who are active in sports, a large extended family and multitude of friends, Erica and George Dudik see more than a fair share of traffic in and out of their home - and they wouldn’t have it any other way. “We love entertaining,” Erica shared. So much, in fact, that when Read More

Should You Invest In A CD?

| Investing, Saving

With a turbulent start in the stock market this year, many investors are left wondering what to do with their investments. They are faced with choosing stable, low-risk options that offer little to no return or high-risk options in an attempt to increase returns.  Times like this create fear and in return, many people Read More

Advice From A Former ECCU Scholarship Recipient

| ECCU in the Community, Youth

Going into high school, Lynsey Wall was always aware that she would be required to shoulder her own college expenses. "I knew nothing was going to be handed to me, and if I wanted to go to college, I would have to work for it," she wrote in her ECCU scholarship application essay. With a lot of hard work and dedication, Read More

ECCU Staff Raises Over $4,500 For Local Organizations

| ECCU in the Community

Families and furry friends benefitted from ECCU’s Caring Committee efforts in 2015. ECCU’s Caring Committee is comprised of seven staff volunteers who coordinate the annual fundraising efforts among the credit union’s 130+ employees that ultimately benefit three handpicked local charities. Through events like the Read More