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Featured Post
2023-03-28
Buying with Paws in Mind
From building equity, to having a place to make your own, or even finding space to bond with your furry friends. There are plenty of reasons we desire to buy a home. You may value being close to a park or avoiding an HOA. We consider many different factors when...
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Featured Post
2023-03-15
Your Deposits Remain Safe and Insured
Recent events within the financial industry can make us think about our financial institution's stability. Capital Credit Union is financially sound! ...
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Security
2022-12-07
The Most Fraudulent Time of the Year
Ahh, the holiday season. A time when your inbox may be just as full of scammers as your stocking is with candy. If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve received some sort of fraudulent message recently. Whether it be an “iffy” text message, a questionable email, or even someone requesting...
Savings
2022-11-22
Season of Spending
“Gotta hurry to the sale!” No, you don’t. Fear Of Missing Out (FOMO) may cause you to feel a sense of urgency, a need to immediately respond to the “BIG SALE!” as you prepare for the holidays. But if my email inbox is any indication, there will be another one...
Community
2022-11-01
New Site, Same Us
Fall comes around every year without fail. With it, comes the changing of the leaves, faint aromas of pumpkin spice, over-sized hoodies, and in our case this year - a new website. ...
Business
2022-09-27
All Work and No Play
Managing your own business has its perks. You’re the boss. The master of your own domain. The buck stops with you. It’s exhilarating... But also exhausting. So, like placing your own air mask before assisting others, it’s important to take care of YOU and find a healthy work/life balance. ...
Career
2022-08-23
No Job, No Paycheck, Same Identity
Before you let the panic completely overwhelm you, consider letting someone who can give you a solid set of options look over your financial situation. It can be tough to get your bearings when your thoughts are running a million miles a minute, and having someone show you what directions...
Personal Finance
2022-08-16
No Stupid Questions, No Stupid Answers
You and I would probably agree that no one can be an expert at everything in the world, and everyone looks to an expert for help or advice at some point in their lives. Yeah, you could turn to Google for an answer, and the internet is great for finding...
Personal Finance
2022-08-09
Sweatpants Welcome
Who knows where it started, but there’s a misconception that putting on a suit will make you more likely to get a loan. Movies show this all the time! Someone is in desperate need of cash, so they put on their Sunday best and head to the bank (or credit...
Personal Finance
2022-08-02
That's a Whole Lot of... VALUE
If getting up every morning and hitting Starbucks on your way to work is important to you, then do it. If building a race car is your dream, and that’s what motivates you to go to work every day, then go for it. It boils down to what you personally...
Home
2022-07-26
The More You Know: Mortgages
When you hear the word “mortgage,” what sort of reaction do you have? For most people, it's panic or distraught. Me though? I love ‘em! That, however, is because I get to work with them every day. Well, I should say, I get to work with the people who work...
Community
2022-05-26
Let Your Inner Voice Out
Mental health is not talked about enough, it is something that is not voiced or expressed. When Capital Credit Union decided to partner with mental health organizations, we knew that we wanted to start the conversation about mental health and mental illness. We wanted to remove the stigma and encourage...
Personal Finance
2022-04-28
Who's Really in Charge?
Somewhere, we lost sight of who is doing whom a favor. Financial institutions make money on interest… it’s their bread and butter. If you have average to good credit, you are doing them the favor, not the other way around. You have the right to ask questions and try to...
Security
2022-03-30
You Might be Getting Catfished
If you don’t know what it means to be catfished, then you’ve probably never had it happen to you - which is good news. Getting catfished means someone has created a fake profile on one or more social media platforms or internet chat groups, filled in all the details to...
Savings
2022-02-22
COSTS ON THE HORIZON
Even if you don’t follow the news or subscribe to a nifty podcast for your worldly updates, you have likely felt changes happening within your wallet. The chicken you’ve been ordering through the pick-up app at your local grocery store may have been your first tip. Some of our essentials...
Checking
2022-02-14
Paint it Pink
The truth is, you can go almost anywhere and find a checking account that will work for you. Some are fancier than others, and some have less fees than others, but overall… the financial institutions pretty much leveled the playing field in the checking account game. ...
Savings
2021-12-20
Avoiding the Holiday Hangover
Ah, the holiday season. As soon as Thanksgiving ends you can’t go anywhere without hearing the familiar sound of classic carols and smelling a faint pine scent wafting from some undisclosed location. Is it a pine scented candle, or is it a real pine tree? Nobody knows and nobody cares...
Community
2021-09-30
The Reason We Should
Like so many in our community, our employees have stressed over getting sick at work. They’ve faced branch closings due to COVID cases, covered other locations to keep them open, watched co-workers struggle with COVID recovery, and quarantined when exposed to protect others. So, with gratitude and appreciation for all...
Online Services
2021-05-04
Virtual Sunshine Welcome
We believe in making the most out of each day and recognize that dealing with your finances, or coming into a branch, is often times the least exciting thing in your day. That doesn’t have to be the case, and we’re working on new ways to connect with you, as...
Community
2020-12-08
We're a Lot Like Fruitcake
We know the holiday season of 2020 will be unlike anything we have experienced before. Whether you are visiting people or not, stress levels will be high. It will come with new questions: Should I get presents for Grandpa? Can we visit our aunt in Minnesota? Will I be allowed...
Savings
2019-08-29
IT'S NOT DELIVERY, IT'S DE'STRUGGLE
There’s no doubt that broke jokes are pretty funny. It’s not uncommon to see jokes like these, laugh, and keep scrolling without putting much thought into it. Maybe you see one and think “I can relate.” A lot of times, though, they’re the kind of funny that makes you laugh...