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Make your money work harder

Posted January 1, 2020  |   Topics: Savings Tips

Trying to save up for a lofty goal? Looking for an interest-bearing account to park your cash between investment opportunities? LMCU’s Max Savings account is perfect for making your money work harder, for the long and short term. Earn up to 2.00% APY* on balances of over $250,000.

Learn more about our Max Savings account at LMCU.org.

Rates as of 8/27/19. *APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Fees may reduce earnings. Rates are subject to change. $5 minimum to open a membership.

Get your maximum refund and special savings on TurboTax®

Posted January 1, 2020  |   Topics: Member Perks

Tax time doesn’t have to be stressful! With TurboTax, you’ll get your biggest possible refund fast and your taxes done right. PLUS, LMCU members save up to $20 on TurboTax federal products, all through tax season.

TurboTax makes it easy to find the best solution for your unique tax situation. Simple filer? Homeowner? Independent contractor or freelancer? TurboTax has a product that is right for you.

File with confidence, knowing that TurboTax guarantees 100% accurate calculations and runs thousands of error checks as you go.** And if you need help, TurboTax has it: from answers online anytime, to unlimited advice and a final review from a CPA or Enrolled Agent with TurboTax Live.

Save on TurboTax today! Try it for free and pay only when you’re ready to file. Visit LMCU.org/MemberPerks to get started.

There’s never been a better time to switch to Sprint®

Posted January 1, 2020  |   Topics: Member Perks

LMCU members can get up to $200 cash when you switch to Sprint as part of love my credit union rewards. Plus, get a $100 annual loyalty reward and 25% off select accessories in Sprint stores.***

You can try Sprint’s improved LTE service for 30 days, worry-free. Get their 100% Total Satisfaction Guarantee and see why Sprint is the right choice and will save you money. It’s easy, here’s how it works:

New year. New house. New (and improved) credit score

Posted January 1, 2020  |   Topics: Home Financing & Renovation

For better or worse, your credit score plays an important role in the mortgage process. The national average is 704*, and the higher your score, the lower your interest rate, while too low of a score can keep you from getting approved altogether. So, if you’re planning to buy a new house in 2020, here are the five main factors that go into calculating (and improving) your credit score:

You and your investment representative: a relationship of trust

Posted January 1, 2020  |   Topics: Investing

Perhaps your doctor, lawyer, and accountant are trusted advisors. Through years of working with them, they have come to know your family and your particular needs. How about your investment representative? Have you built the same kind of trusting relationship with him or her? Your investment representative could be a resource to tap for financial planning information through the many stages of your life.

Beyond retirement: What about your other goals?

Posted December 1, 2019  |   Topics: Investing

Let’s say that at the age of 25, you earned $35,000. If your salary increased at the average historical rate, you’d have earned nearly $2 million in total by the time you were 65.1,2 That might sound like a lot -- until you begin thinking about all the financial goals you’ll need to juggle in a lifetime, including buying a home and paying for your child’s education, while funding your own retirement.

December 2019 Events

Posted December 1, 2019  |   Topics: Community

The 2019-2020 Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship is now open for submissions

Over the last 30 years, LMCU’s Lloyd F. Hutt Scholarship program has awarded graduating high school seniors $391,500 to 237 students to help pay for college. Entrants are asked to write an essay addressing a given topic. This year’s topic is, “In 30 years, what’s the one thing you hope you still have and why?” Essays are evaluated by a panel of independent judges based on passion for the topic, creativity, clarity, and originality.

Have yourself a merry little monthly payment

Posted December 1, 2019  |   Topics: Savings Tips

Home Equity Fixed Rate Loans starting at 4.49% APR.*

Spread cheer. Earn rewards.

Posted December 1, 2019  |   Topics: Savings Tips

Carrots, coal, and a corn cob pipe. It’s not your usual shopping list. But with our Max Rewards credit card, you can earn cash back on anything and everything you buy during the holidays — including 3% on gas,** 2% on groceries, 2% on restaurants (Signature card only) and 1% on everything else (like that old silk hat you found). It all adds up to the hap-happiest savings of all.

When getting to the branch is tough sledding

Posted December 1, 2019  |   Topics: Online Banking

Between the snow, shopping, traveling, taste testing the Christmas cookies, and more snow, swinging by the branch can be hard. Thankfully, our mobile check deposit feature is easy.

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