Recognizing Phishing Scams
Avoid getting caught in phishing scams. Phishing is when a scammer tries to get you to share sensitive personal information — such as your Social Security number, passwords, and account numbers — via email, text…
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Beware of Tax Scams
Learn to recognize the signs of tax scams. Tax scams aren’t limited to “tax season.” All year long, fraudsters take to the phones and claim to be Internal Revenue Service employees, complete with official-sounding titles…
Mastering Self-Talk
Use self-talk to learn, grow, and motivate yourself. Have you ever looked in the mirror to give yourself a pep talk? Or maybe instead you told yourself that you really screwed up. It turns out…
Shop Online Safely
Be smart about shopping online. If you’re like most Americans, you do some online shopping, right? But are you shopping online in a way that protects you from the pitfalls: fake websites, insecure sites, and…
Maximizing Your New Job Benefits
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the brutal interviews. You’ve conquered the awkward negotiating process. Now it’s time to start that new, fabulous job of yours! Here are 10 valuable ways you can get the most…
Equifax Data Breach
Equifax data breach: 143 million people could be affected UPDATE 9/11/17: The Equifax data breach situation is continually evolving. According to Equifax, the company has adjusted the TrustedID Premier product Terms of Use. For more…
Your Credit Score
Your financial life represented in one number A credit score (aka: FICO score) ranges from 300 to 850. It’s a number that rates your risk to a lender and it indicates how likely you are to:…
Personal Loans
You never know what life’s going to throw at you. Sometimes you need a little financial assistance: braces, adoption costs, LASIK surgery, a vacation, home repairs… there are always emergencies and unexpected expenses! It’s times…
Loans
Most of us aren’t independently wealthy. (Which is too bad, we think you’d be really good at it.) Linn Area Credit Union can finance just about anything you need, quickly and easily. Look to your…