Loud Budgeting Is the Money Trend You Didn’t Know You Needed Loud budgeting has become a popular social media trend, encouraging people to speak openly about their financial goals rather than quietly overspending. This money-saving technique went viral last year with one video garnering over 1.6 million views. At its core, loud budgeting is about transparency and communicating when something doesn’t align with your financial priorities.… Read More
6 Ways to Protect Yourself from Check Washing Have you ever lost a check in the mail or sent one that was never received? It’s possible the check was stolen and used for check washing. Check washing is when fraudsters use chemicals to wash the ink off a check and alter the payee’s name or dollar amount. The United States Postal Service reported postal inspectors recover… Read More
6 Mobile Banking Alerts to Help Manage Your Money A recent American Bankers Association (ABA) study found that more than half of surveyed Americans use mobile banking as their preferred banking method. With mobile banking’s growing popularity across multiple generations, monitoring your accounts with alerts can help you master your finances. Here are six alerts you should incorporate into everyday banking: 1. Projected Balance Alerts:… Read More
6 Alertas de la Banca Móvil para Ayudarte a Monitorear tu Dinero Según una encuesta^ reciente de la American Bankers Association (ABA, por sus siglas en inglés), más de la mitad de los estadounidenses encuestados prefieren la banca móvil como método bancario preferido. Con la creciente popularidad de la banca móvil entre distintas generaciones, usar alertas móviles para monitorear tus cuentas puede marcar la diferencia en cómo… Read More
5 Formas Sencillas de Proteger tu Dinero en una Crisis Según una encuesta reciente, la mayoría de los estadounidenses no se sienten preparados económicamente para afrontar acontecimientos inesperados^ como la pérdida del empleo (64%), gastos imprevistos de más de $5,000 dólares (60%), el fallecimiento de un ser querido (59%) o gastos médicos (50%). Por eso, proteger tus finanzas es esencial para lograr una estabilidad económica… Read More
5 Maneras Inteligentes de Usar tu Reembolso de Impuestos ¿Sabías que la deuda de los hogares en EE.UU. alcanzó los $17,500 billones^ a finales de 2024? Aunque la mayor parte de esta deuda proviene de hipotecas y costos de vivienda, cerca de $2,740 billones están relacionados con tarjetas de crédito y préstamos para automóviles. Para muchas personas que viven de cheque en cheque y… Read More
5 Smart Ways to Use Your Tax Return Did you know household debt reached $17.5 trillion towards the end of 2024? While a majority of this debt is due to housing and mortgage costs, nearly $2.74 trillion was associated with credit card debt and auto loans. For many Americans living paycheck to paycheck and facing rising costs, one significant way to make a… Read More
5 Simple Ways to Protect Your Money in a Crisis A recent survey found that the majority of Americans don’t feel financially prepared for unexpected events like job loss (64%), unexpected expenses of more than $5,000 (60%), death of a loved one (59%) or medical expenses (50%). That’s why protecting your finances is crucial for achieving long-term financial stability and effectively planning for the future.… Read More
Contacted by the IRS? Here’s How You Can Tell It’s a Scam Have you been contacted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via email or text? Well, it may be a scam. With tax season ramping up, IRS impersonators are pulling out all the stops to trick you into clicking on insecure links to steal your information. According to the IRS Criminal Investigation Unit, there were more… Read More
Tres Errores Costosos Que Los Propietarios de Viviendas Deben Evitar Este Invierno A pesar de lo que algunos creen, el clima frío no evita que ocurran inundaciones en el sótano, que tengas problemas de plomería u otros inconvenientes con la calefacción. Entonces, ¿cómo puedes evitar reparaciones costosas y ahorrarte miles de dólares? FirstBank tiene la solución. Aquí te mostramos algunos problemas comunes que el invierno puede traer… Read More