As we near the end of spring, more Americans are becoming enthusiastic about buying a new home. First time homebuyers still have a few difficult hurdles to jump over in order to reach their goal of purchasing their dream home. A survey conducted earlier this year by NerdWallet found that 38% of respondents did not […]
Homeownership and Savings Struggles, But There’s New Hope
As we’ve passed the one-year mark into this global pandemic, we are now beginning to see the full scope of the damage it has done financially. According to a survey conducted by Real Estate Witch, 43% of respondents currently don’t have any emergency savings. As for those who do still have some savings stashed away, a […]
Home Buying in 2021
The official start of spring is right around the corner, and with warmer temperatures comes the ideal time of year to start shopping for a new home! However, the coronavirus pandemic that began one year ago is still going on, and that’s going to have a significant impact on how this year’s home buying season […]
Slow and Steady Auto Loan Growth And Improving Quality
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, auto loan growth is making a comeback. In a recent Callahan and Associates analysis reported in Credit Union Times, compared with the third quarter of 2019, total auto lending grew 1.2%, or $4.5 billion, to $382.7 billion outstanding. As the economy reopened in the third quarter of 2020, growth has begun to […]
Bringing Back Balance Transfers
Credit card balance transfers have long been a great method for consumers to reduce costs on interest, but like everything else in our lives, the coronavirus pandemic greatly changed things. During the early months of the pandemic, financial institutions and card issuers pulled balance transfer credit cards from the market. Now, various offers are making […]