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How to make every day, savings day! By:  Pier Yvette Alsup, Chief Community Engagement Officer Together Credit Union National Savings Day is “celebrated” each year on October 12th to recognize the value of saving and highlight simple steps to making saving easier! When you think about it, most of us are savers we…

Credit Scores 101 Together Credit Union Pier Yvette Alsup – Chief Community Engagement Officer   What is your credit score? And, why is it important? A credit score is a summary of one’s credit, debt, and payment history identified as a three-digit number. Typically, a score can be as high as 850 and as…

Spending & Saving Steps for Growing Families Together Credit Union Pier Yvette Alsup – Chief Community Engagement Officer New baby on the way?  There is plenty of excitement with shopping and showers, selecting a name, and anticipating the date of birth!  Welcoming a new baby is life-changing for any family.  But a new bundle…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has advanced the nomination of Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary. Thursday's vote pushed Hegseth toward confirmation, despite grave objections from Democrats and stirring unease among Republicans over his behavior and qualifications to lead the U.S. military. Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins…

Attorneys general from 22 states have sued to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a century-old immigration policy known as birthright citizenship guaranteeing that U.S.-born children are citizens regardless of their parents’ status. Trump’s roughly 700-word executive order, issued late Monday, amounts to a fulfillment of something he talked about during the presidential campaign.…

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani has settled with two Georgia election workers in a deal that they say let him keep his homes and personal belongings in return for compensation and a promise to never defame them again. The deal announced Thursday came after the women were awarded a $148 million judgment against Giuliani.…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California residents are facing dire new wildfire warnings and power shutoffs while they prepare to flee at a moment’s notice as fire-fueling winds blasted across the scarred landscape. The winds are predicted to reach near hurricane-force Tuesday in some areas. Much of Southern California was under an elevated fire risk…

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, both conservative and liberal politicians say higher education changes in red parts of America could be a road map for the rest of the country. Trump has pledged to dismantle diversity programs that he says amount to discrimination, and conservatives around the country have pointed to diversity…