BUYING A HOME

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If you're thinking about buying a home, new to homeownership, or want to learn how to tap into your equity, these articles can help answer your questions.

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Buying a Home

Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?

There’s a lot of talk these days about refi­nanc­ing your mort­gage. Inter­est rates are low, and it could seem like the right time. Here are some things to con­sid­er before you make that decision. 

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3 Ways to Refinance Your HELOC

With inter­est rates at an all-time low, now might seem like a good time to refi­nance your Home Equi­ty Line Of Cred­it (HELOC). There are a few dif­fer­ent approach­es to refi­nanc­ing, each with advan­tages and disadvantages. 

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Should You Get a HELOC?

With inter­est rates low, it might seem like the right time to apply for a HELOC. Before you do, here are some things to consider. 

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5 Helpful Things You Should Do to Manage Your Mortgage

Not being able to make your home pay­ment is scary. If you approach the prob­lem quick­ly and knowl­edge­ably, you may be able to turn a neg­a­tive sit­u­a­tion into a more pos­i­tive one.

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Buying a Home

How to Use a Gift as a Down Payment

If a friend or fam­i­ly mem­ber wants to help you out with your down pay­ment, that’s great! But you should learn about how lenders view cash gifts and some restric­tions that may apply. 

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Buying a Home

Should You Rent or Buy a House?

Think­ing about rent­ing or buy­ing a new home? Learn the pros and cons of each to decide which is right for your situation.

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Buying a Car

Online Car Loans in San Francisco

Get a car loan from home. Shop for cars and car loans online quick­ly through the Cred­it Union Direct Lend­ing program. 

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Investments

Investing 101

The invest­ment land­scape can be extreme­ly dynam­ic and ever-evolv­ing. The first step is learn­ing to dis­tin­guish dif­fer­ent types of invest­ments and their indi­vid­ual risks.

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Personal Finance

9 Ways to Master Your Money

Are you tired of mon­ey prob­lems run­ning your life? Don’t wor­ry, you’re not alone. Here are 9 ways to mas­ter your mon­ey. Stop wor­ry­ing. Start get­ting ahead. 

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