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Money Matters: Five Tips to Help Improve your Credit Score in 2024
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Money Matters: Five Tips to Help Improve your Credit Score in 2024
Establishing credit is one of the most important keys to achieving financial health and creating generational wealth. 
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Chase Community Manager shares five key financial literacy tips
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Chase Community Manager shares five key financial literacy tips
Financial health is an important foundation that helps build strong and resilient households, communities and economies. Being financially healthy better prepares you for life’s unexpected expenses.
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Money Matters: 5 Tips to Get Ahead of Holiday Debt
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Money Matters: 5 Tips to Get Ahead of Holiday Debt
Americans spend more than $1,450 each year on holiday-related purchases — from gifts and travel to decorations and entertainment. These costs layered into your monthly expenses can significantly strain your budget.
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Money Matters: Car Buying in 2023 – 5 Ways to Prepare
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Money Matters: Car Buying in 2023 – 5 Ways to Prepare
For decades, most people followed a simple formula when they were ready to purchase a new vehicle. Visit a dealership in person, negotiate a price, complete the purchase and drive the car off the lot.
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Take time off this summer, but not from your finances
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Take time off this summer, but not from your finances
Summer is here, bringing all the fun that comes with months of warm weather and hours of daylight. As you plan your summer season itinerary, however, you might discover you’re juggling more expenses than just a trip to the beach.
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Money Matters: What rising interest rates mean for your wallet
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Money Matters: What rising interest rates mean for your wallet
Interest rates have a bigger impact on your wallet than you may realize. With rates forecasted to continue rising in 2023, you can expect to pay more on things like credit card debt, mortgages, car loans, and other everyday purchases.
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Money Matters: Say “I do” to your financial future together
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Money Matters: Say “I do” to your financial future together
If you’re planning to get down on one knee, pop the question or make your relationship official in some other way, use this time to begin thinking about your finances.
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Money Matters: How to manage and reduce inflation-related stress
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Money Matters: How to manage and reduce inflation-related stress
While you may already be cutting back on spending due to rising costs and an uncertain economic environment, it’s important to evaluate your financial situation and consider implementing these lifestyle changes to help reduce inflation-related stress.
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Money Matters: Starting a business? Here are 5 things to consider
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Money Matters: Starting a business? Here are 5 things to consider
If you are ready to dive into small business ownership, having a plan, understanding your credit health, and building a strong foundation can set you up for success — and help you sustain and grow what you are working to build today.
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Money Matters: What is a credit score and why is it important?
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Money Matters: What is a credit score and why is it important?
Your credit score is a number that tells a story of who you are as a customer. The good news is that understanding how it works and monitoring it can help you take control of the story over time.
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Five things to do when you get your first paycheck
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Five things to do when you get your first paycheck
Getting your first paycheck is an exciting experience and an opportunity to kickstart your financial journey. Mapping out your short and long-term financial goals early on will allow you to build a strong foundation for your future.
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Bank groups, CFPB fight over discrimination
On Sept. 28, two of the nation’s largest and most influential business groups filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and its Director Rohit Chopra.
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