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Year-End Financial Checklist: Steps to Take Before 2026
As 2025 winds down, it’s the perfect time to give your money habits a quick tune-up before the calendar flips to 2026. A little end-of-year attention can help you reduce stress, avoid missed deadlines, and start the new year with...
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Avoid the Post-Holiday Debt Hangover: Manage Expenses with Debt Consolidation
The holidays are supposed to come with joy, not a financial hangover. But once the wrapping paper settles, it’s common to look at your credit card statements and think, “…Yikes.” If you used credit cards, store financing, or buy now, pay later...
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Don’t Get “Juice-Jacked” for the Holidays: Why Public & Off-Brand Chargers Are a Hidden Cyber Risk
Holiday travel season has a funny way of turning responsible adults into phone-zombie survivalists. You’re sprinting through an airport, your boarding pass is on your screen, your battery is at 4%, and suddenly that free charging kiosk feels like a...
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5 Simple Ways to Save Money This Holiday Season Without Sacrificing Fun
The holidays are supposed to be joyful, not a financial hangover that follows you into the new year. Between gifts, parties, travel, and “oh-look-that’s-on-sale” moments, it’s easy for expenses to snowball fast. The good news? You don’t...
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Our Team’s Favorite Holiday Traditions
The holidays have a way of slowing us down just enough to remember what really matters: faith, family, food, and the people in our community. At People Driven Credit Union, our team lives and celebrates in the same neighborhoods our members call home....
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Helping Aging Loved Ones in a Digital World
Every family has that moment. Your mom taps the iPad like she’s afraid it might bite, or dad calls because the “TV remote is controlling the ceiling fan again.” Maybe your grandparents swear the computer “changed something on its...
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Cash In Your Coins at PDCU: Fast, Easy, and Free for Members
If you’ve got a jar of change on your dresser, a cupholder full of coins, or a “someday I’ll deal with this” bucket in the basement, this is your friendly nudge: today is a great day to cash it in. At People Driven Credit Union, our coin...
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How One Credit Union Visit Created A Family Legacy
In this episode, Patty Corkery shares a true Michigan credit union career story. It started with a simple flyer on a windshield in the early 1970s. Patty Corkery’s dad was an Army reservist and a department store collector who had never heard...
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Dealership vs. Credit Union Financing: Who Really Offers the Better Deal?
Is your current car nearing the end of its life? Do you need a different type of vehicle for your business? A new or used car is a significant financial investment, and before you head down to the lot to pick out your new ride, you need to consider the...
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Fake “Windows Update” Screen: A Sneaky New Cyber Threat
Cybercriminals are getting more creative, and one of the latest tactics is catching people off guard because it looks so familiar. Attackers are now using a fake Windows Security Update screen inside a web browser to trick users into installing malware...
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