The pandemic shifted us all to spend more time at home. At first, the extra time at home seemed like a dream come true. After days turned into weeks and weeks into months, we are now here one year later. The combination of working from home and home-schooling, along with limited leisure, has left many of us unorganized amongst congested and cluttered spaces.

Home Organization Tips
Posted March 4, 2021 | Topics: Pocket Change

LMCU March 2021 Newsletter
Posted February 28, 2021 | Topics: Newsletters

Why Your Mortgage Loan Officer Matters
Posted February 22, 2021 | Topics: Wallet Wisdom, Mortgage

Navigating Unemployment Tax
Posted February 22, 2021 | Topics: Wallet Wisdom, Education
Tips for filing in 2021.
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year. Tax season! For many, 2020 was a unique year that brought some unpredicted changes. If one of those changes was a period of unemployment, you’re not alone! Here are a few tips on how to navigate what you may owe Uncle Sam this year.

Is now the time for you to refinance?
Posted February 5, 2021 | Topics: Home Financing & Renovation, Wallet Wisdom, Mortgage
Find out by asking yourself these questions first.

A Whole New Ballgame
Posted February 2, 2021 | Topics: Lake Michigan Credit Union, Community
Lake Michigan Credit Union ("LMCU") and West Michigan Whitecaps Announce New Multi-Year Partnership
- LMCU proud to join West Michigan Whitecaps in 10-year partnership
- Whitecaps to play ball for the 2021 season in newly named LMCU Ballpark
- Whitecaps organization and LMCU enter new, long-term banking relationship

Valentine's Day Budget Friendly Craft
Posted February 1, 2021 | Topics: Pocket Change
Kids of all ages will enjoy creating a happy hedgehog craft with hearts, paint, pom poms, and our printable hedgehog template. Best of all it's budget friendly and you can easily adapt it to use items you already have at home.

LMCU February 2021 Newsletter
Posted February 1, 2021 | Topics: Newsletters

Housing Trends To Watch in 2021
Posted January 26, 2021 | Topics: Home Financing & Renovation, Mortgage
2020 has been a rough year, but not for the housing market. This past year ended strong and it’s only getting stronger. In Zillow’s 2021 forecast, this year is projected to have the strongest home sales growth since 1983 with 21.9%* annual growth compared to 2020 — that’s a total of 6.9 million homes sold. So if you’re thinking about buying or selling this year, keep these five trends in mind.

New year. Fresh start.
Posted January 21, 2021 | Topics: Community, Pocket Change
Welcome to a new year! Now is the time for a fresh start and some new goals.
A good goal must be specific, measurable, achievable, and realistic. When it comes to personal finance, it’s easy to get overly ambitious and lose steam within a few weeks. Big dreams like saving for the future, or becoming debt free, are often far too lofty and vague to be attainable. Instead, we’ve broken down four mini goals, or challenges, for the month of January to get you thinking about your finances.