
What To Do With That Tax Refund
There are few days of the year that illicit as many different emotions from people as does April 15. Tax Day – cue the evil music. We sit with our accountants, or the Jackson-Hewitt people at Wal-Mart, with minds racing…

Home Equity Lines of Credit: Many Names for a Very Versatile Option
As we conclude Credit Education Month, we touch on the basics of a very versatile topic — Home Equity. Our Consumer Lending Manager Corey Simpson helps us navigate through the differences. If you have ever spoken to a female about her…

What Makes a Community a Great Place to Live?
What makes a community a great place to live? There are a myriad of factors, arguably thousands of ingredients that, when combined, make one community stand out over another. Washington is a community that stands above the rest. We can…

Planning Ahead
Credit Education isn’t just about products and services. Some of us just struggle with the day-to-day basics of credit and budgeting — especially those of us who live pay check to pay check or those of us who are new…

Unlock Hidden Savings and Money in Your Home
As Credit Education Month continues, we reached into our Mortgage Department to find out the secrets to unlocking the cash you’ve produced in your home over years of homeownership! Life is full of milestone events. Some, we are able to…

Great (& UnGreat) Expectations
I noticed recently on Facebook that many of my friends and friends of friends are registering their children for Kindergarten. And, sigh, the memories came flooding back. I walked this same path a couple of years ago… unbelievably, my daughter…

Is Cash Management Keeping You Awake at Night?
March is Credit Education month! As part of that, we hope to give our readers some new perspectives and information on credit awareness and options. We’ll touch on several facets of Credit Education from personal to business credit. First up…