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Enriching the Lives of Homeowners: Unlock Customer Data, Insights

A new Unlock survey shows our home equity agreements helped homeowners improve their finances and adopt healthier financial habits.

Simple Steps to Creating the All-Important Emergency Fund

Key takeaways: An emergency fund can mean the difference between making it through a rough patch and experiencing a serious financial crisis. Create and build...

What to do When Your Insurance Company Drops you

Key Takeaways: Climate change events like wildfires can cause your insurer to drop your coverage. It's stressful, yes -but you do have options. Keeping your...

Send Your Student Back to School Without Breaking the Bank

Key takeaways: Families with children in elementary through high school expect to spend $890 on back-to-school clothes and supplies this year. It’s possible to save...

Tackling Home Improvement Projects: DIY or Hire a Professional?

Key takeaways: Learning how to determine when to call in a professional and when DIY makes sense will help you maintain and enhance your home’s...

Time to Sell Your Home? 9 Ways to Get Top Dollar

Key takeaways: You can take some simple steps to maximize your home’s value if you are planning to sell. Pay attention to both the interior...

Understanding A Home Equity Agreement

Gain clarity on the key terms of home equity agreements (HEAs), such as home valuations, rights and obligations toward the property, ending the HEA.

How Do I Determine How Much I’ll Need to Retire?

Key takeaways: Retirement is a big step, and you should do some thinking about what it will involve before you start making specific plans for...

How to Keep Your Home Free From Pests This Summer

No matter what time of year, pests are unwelcome guests. In many parts of the country, though, it’s summer when they become, well, pests. Keeping...

How to Prepare Your Home’s Exterior for an Appraisal

Key takeaways: Your home’s exterior matters as much as its interior when you’re getting an appraisal. You don’t have to do much to make it...

Building a Budget for Your Summer Vacation

Key takeaways: Some simple budgeting for your summer vacation trip can keep financial stress at bay. Let priorities on preferred attractions and activities guide your...

How to Save on Major Housing Expenses

Let’s face it, owning a home can be a great way to build long-term equity, but it can also be expensive. Between the mortgage, utilities,...

7 Financial Management Must-Do’s for New Graduates

It’s time again for new graduates to toss their caps high aloft, celebrate – and get down to the business of working and earning an...