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What is a Credit Score? Basically, it's a number to gauge your creditworthiness or your credit health... The actual mathematical calculation is too complicated and complex to wor... Pay off your credit card in full every month... Have access to multiple, yet reasonable, credit products... Don’t apply for credit too often... Check your credit report regularly. Fix any inaccuracies that may harm your credit health

So how do credit unions and banks compare? Credit Unions vs Banks: What’s the real differenc... The most significant difference between credit unions and chartered banks lies in the fact that credit unions are financial cooperatives guided by the seven cooperative principles ... At a credit union, the shareholders are the members... Learn more about credit unions and how they are helping communities here

Crash Course on Credit Cards Before you... Used responsibly, credit cards can be helpful in an emergency and for establishing a credit history... Protect your credit history Stress the importance of creating a good personal credit history by using a credit card... Don't exceed the credit limit Penalties are imposed if the credit limit is exceeded... Review statements carefully Credit card fraud is too common

Love 'em or hate 'em, most of us can't live without them: credit cards... Have only one credit card, preferably one with a low annual interest rate and a suitable credit limit... Check your online statement regularly to avoid late payments and over-your-limit credit fees... Then tackle your next smallest credit card balance. You will feel a sense of accomplishment by paying one credit card in full at a tim

What is a Credit Score? Basically, it's a number to gauge your creditworthiness or your credit health... The actual mathematical calculation is too complicated and complex to wor... Pay off your credit card in full every month... Have access to multiple, yet reasonable, credit products... Don’t apply for credit too often... Check your credit report regularly. Fix any inaccuracies that may harm your credit health

There is a difference between your credit rating and your credit score. Your credit rating refers to your credit record or credit history... Your credit hi... If you want a good credit rating and a good credit score, follow these steps: Request copies of your credit rating and credit score from Equifax and TransUnion... It lowers your credit score... Make sure your credit rating and credit score do you credit

One of the first documents they will look at is your credit report... You can get a free credit report from each of the major credit bureaus (TransUnion, Equifax, and Experian) once a year... If you are having financial difficulties, contact a credit counseling service... Don’t go overboard on your credit cards... You could try to increase your credit limit... There’s no quick fix to improving your credit score

Weyburn Credit Union is committed to the Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Debit Card Services and the Code of Conduct for the Payment Card Industry in Canada. These codes are designed to protect credit union members’ interests related to the issuance and acceptance of payment cards, and to the operation of payment card networks

The ABCs of HELOCs A HELOC is a line of credit secured by your home... That said, with interest rates poised to move higher, how you manage credit is more important than ever. A Weyburn Credit Union financial specialist is ready to help with borrowing solutions to fit your life

 You have a say in how our credit union is run... He began his Credit Union career journey in 1997 as a Member Service Representative at Kindersley Credit Union! Like many, Jeff then moved around the system for the next 4 years, working as a MSR for Saskatoon Credit Un... She has experience in a number of Credit Unions and different areas. She started in her current role with Weyburn Credit Union in 2015