FFCCU Blog
Service Changes Everything: A Better Way To Serve FFCCU Members
You’ve heard we’re building a new Parma branch, but it’s not just the brand new building that’s exciting. There’s something else important that is coming with the new location. We’re introducing a unique approach that allows you, our members, to have an individualized experience with any FFCCU Teammate, no matter what kind of banking you… (read more)
Posted In: FFCCU News and Info
Protecting Yourself From ATM Skimming
ATM skimming. Skimmers on ATM and gas pumps have been a problem for years, but thieves are becoming more sophisticated with the skimming devices they use and how they hide them on machines, making them virtually invisible in some cases. Our Broadview Heights ATM (this location was closed and moved to Parma) was recently targeted… (read more)
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Coming in July: The FFCCU Parma Branch
Our Broadview Heights branch will be moving down the road to a brand new branch in Parma! It will be less than a mile away and have so many new features. In mid-2019, the brand new building will be opening at 1222 W. Pleasant Valley Road, Parma (between McDonalds and Mr. Chicken). With the new… (read more)
Posted In: FFCCU News and Info, Local Events
Government Shutdown Solutions
Over the weekend, the partial government shutdown passed it’s 22nd day, making it the longest shutdown in history. Of the about 800,000 federal employees affected, nearly 380,000 have been furloughed (given a leave of absence) and the remainder continue to work without pay. While most people affected by the shutdown are located in the Washington D.C. area, workers going without pay can be found nationwide.
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Six Ways to Prepare for Retirement
Planning for retirement can be daunting, leaving even the most-prepared individuals feeling anxious. In an Ohio Credit Union League 2018 consumer survey, 92 percent of respondents said they had at least one major financial concern about retirement. A majority of the survey’s respondents, about 74.6 percent, don’t plan to retire from full-time employment in the… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
Using Science To Break Expensive Habits
We are each a walking collection of habits. The things we do define us, and the things we do often, our habits, truly shape our lives. Some habits cost us money, and when it’s a habit that we perform often, that money tends to add up. What Makes a Habit? A habit is essentially made… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
6 Steps To Adult-Level Financing
It’s a good thing we learned about things like rhombuses, isosceles triangles, and covalent bonds in high school, right? We tend to use this knowledge on a daily basis and it often saves our lives. Without courses that covered this stuff, we would have had to learn useless things like how to be financially stable,… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
Wear Jeans. Help Kids.
Did you know you have got the power to save a life? Wednesday, September 12 is Miracle Jeans Day, which means FFCCU teammates will be wearing their favorite jeans to help raise funds for local children who need special medical help. You can participate too! Visit any branch to make a donation! All donations will… (read more)
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Why Healthy Relationships Require Financial Communication
Everyone knows communication is key to a happy marriage. Couples love talking about their future together and exciting vacation plans but avoid tough conversations like finances. In fact, 91 percent of Americans said they actively found reasons to avoid discussing money with their partners, according to an American Express Spending and Saving Tracker poll. Even… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
The Realities of Paying Off Student Loans
College graduates in Ohio are entering the workforce with high hopes, bright futures, and plenty of student loans. The average annual cost of tuition in Ohio was $14,804 for the 2016-2017 academic year, according to CollegeCalc. That’s $1,218 higher than the U.S. average and ranks Ohio as the 20th most-expensive state or district in which… (read more)
Posted In: Tips For Managing Finances
