Author: Cathy Carpenter

About The Author

Cathy Carpenter is the Senior Vice President of Lending at HRCCU and has over four decades of experience in lending. Cathy started her career as a teller at HRCCU and worked her way up the ranks, allowing her to work closely with the community to assist with obtaining mortgages, auto loans, and more.

There May Be Deals on Used Pickup Trucks This Year

Pickup trucks usually command good prices at used vehicle auctions. Dealers reported that 2016 was an especially strong year for pickup resale — but Kelley Blue Book says that might change this year. KBB said that average values for one-year to three-year-old pickup trucks have remained strong as a result of high demand at auction, despite fuel… Read more »

The ’$20 Rule‘ & How to Control Credit Card Debt

A lot of advice about how to control credit card debt is simple common sense — pay off your bills in full each month, and don’t finance big-ticket items at a high interest rate. Some of the advice is a bit unorthodox, such as freezing your credit cards in ice and melting only for emergencies. But, sometimes,… Read more »