Category: Banking

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Mastering Your Finances: The Power of HRCCU Free Mortgage Loan Calculator

Mortgage loan calculators, such as the one offered by Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU), are powerful tools that can help future homeowners understand the impact of mortgage rates on their future payments. This allows them to better evaluate their ability to buy homes at various price points. Properly used, the HRCCU mortgage loan calculator… Read more »

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Why Use Online and Mobile Banking Services 

Online and mobile banking have become increasingly popular due to the numerous advantages they offer both individuals and businesses. When you become a member at Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU), it’s easy to take advantage of the benefits of online and mobile banking services by accessing our state-of-the-art website and app. What Is Online… Read more »

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Best Bank for First-Time Homebuyers: Find Your Financial Foundation

Key Factors for First-Time Homebuyers Finding the best bank as a first-time homebuyer depends on your specific financial situation, needs, and preferences. However, in the end, the best bank for a first-time homebuyer is one that offers competitive mortgage rates, excellent customer service, and a range of complementary services that align with your financial goals…. Read more »

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How to Prevent Overdrafting

It’s easy to lose track of your personal finances, especially as using debit or credit cards rather than cash to make purchases has become increasingly common. The ability to complete transactions with a card has led to the rise of unhealthy financial habits, like overdrafting or spending beyond the balance in one’s checking account. A… Read more »

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Best Savings Accounts for Teenagers to Use for Banking

It’s never too early to teach someone the valuable, lifelong skill of money management. It can be especially beneficial for teenagers to handle their own banking, as it better prepares them to be financially independent in the not-too-distant future. Opening a jointly owned savings account can help to teach an adolescent or teen how to… Read more »

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How to Deposit Cash to Your Bank When Out of Town

Although many of us are finding ourselves spending less time at the bank, it’s still important to know how to deposit cash, especially while traveling. And, even though there was a decline in cash usage during 2020 — speculated to have been caused by the coronavirus pandemic — there’s still quite a lot of currency… Read more »

Social Security, Explained

When you get paid, there are 2 programs that you pay into as mandated by the federal government: Medicaid and Social Security (also known as FICA). There’s no doubt that you’ve noticed this pulled from your paycheck every pay period, and of the two programs Social Security is by a significant margin the more expensive,… Read more »

How Banking Changed in the 2010s

This decade has been ten years of significant technological change, continuing the trend that started in the 1960s, accelerated rapidly during the 1980s, and into the 2000s. One huge piece of that change which has been dubbed by some as the “Information Revolution”, has been the integration of communications devices into day to day life… Read more »