GETTING STARTED

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If you're new to banking or just getting started on your financial journey, these helpful articles can point you in the right direction.

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6 best short term investments

A short term invest­ment like mon­ey mar­ket accounts or cer­tifi­cates are more flex­i­ble and less risky than stocks or oth­er invest­ment opportunities.

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What Is a Money Market Account

There’s nev­er a wrong time to start sav­ing mon­ey, and it can be done even with a tight bud­get. Here’s how. 

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How to Save Money

There’s nev­er a wrong time to start sav­ing mon­ey, and it can be done even with a tight bud­get. Here’s how. 

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What to Look for in Your First Credit Card

Search­ing for your first cred­it card? Here are some things to look for before you apply. 

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APY vs. APR: What’s the Difference?

A lot of peo­ple don’t under­stand the dif­fer­ence between APY vs APR. The dif­fer­ence can affect how much you earn or pay. 

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6 Simple Steps to Learn How to Budget Money

If your month­ly expens­es are equal to or exceed­ing your month­ly income, it’s prob­a­bly time to sit down and set up a bud­get. Learn how to set up a sound, suc­cess­ful budget. 

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4 Basic Steps to Reach Your Financial Goals

The key to achiev­ing finan­cial suc­cess is set­ting real­is­tic and obtain­able finan­cial goals. We’ve put togeth­er four basic tips for achiev­ing finan­cial suc­cess no mat­ter where you are in life. 

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Best Checking Account in the Bay Area

No mat­ter where you go, you should have fee-free access to your mon­ey. Our ATM Any­where advan­tage lets you do just that. 

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Is Direct Deposit Right for You?

Once you use direct deposit, you’ll nev­er want to go back to deal­ing with paper checks. Direct deposit is the safest, eas­i­est, and cheap­est way to receive reg­u­lar payments.

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4 Advantages of Online Banking

These days, a lot of peo­ple are using online bank­ing plat­forms more and more. Here are 4 advan­tages of online banking.

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Building Credit

5 Simple Ways to Build Credit

Any­one can build good cred­it, includ­ing you. It just takes a lit­tle time, patience, and good finan­cial habits. Here are 5 things you can do to build good credit.

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Personal Finance

How to Jump Start Your Emergency Fund

Life hap­pens. An emer­gency fund is a good way to pre­pare for unex­pect­ed events by giv­ing you a finan­cial cush­ion to han­dle emer­gen­cies with­out going into debt.

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Investments

Learn the Stock Market Basics

Unless you majored in eco­nom­ics or finance in col­lege, you prob­a­bly didn’t learn much about the stock mar­ket grow­ing up. So, here are some stock mar­ket basics every investor should know.

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