If you’d like assistance with understanding, planning and properly filing this tax season, MMCCU has again partnered with Neufeld Capital Management’s Focused Tax Solutions to provide professional assistance. Neufeld will start making tax appointments Tuesday, Feb 1st and offer special pricing to all MMCCU members. Neufeld Capital Management is a local option that specializes in...Read More
MMCCU President David Murphy was recently a guest on the CUNA News Podcast. CUNA (Credit Union National Association) uses this podcast to showcase credit union people and ideas. From CUNA: A new year doesn’t just mean new calendars in the branch lobbies. It’s also a chance for credit union leadership to discover new opportunities and...Read More
Have a question about your available funds balance after buying fuel at Kwik Trip in Marshfield? It’s a common inquiry we’ve been hearing lately at MMCCU. Starting this month, Kwik Trip has changed how customers pay for fuel. When purchasing fuel at Kwik Trip, customers must have either pre-pay or pay at the pump. You...Read More
Student Loan Deferral Extended The Biden administration has again extended the payment pause for student loan borrowers, allowing borrowers an additional three months before they have to resume payments. Originally implemented in March 2020, the loan pause was scheduled to originally expire January 31. Now, the relief is extended until May 1. According to CNBC,...Read More
Tax time is here and we want to help make it as painless as possible for you, our members! At MMCCU, there are several available resources to help you with your tax preparation. Though we don’t offer these services firsthand, we do partner with other entities to provide information and tools to help. Visit the...Read More
Marshfield Medical Center Credit Union President David Murphy was recently elected to serve on CUNA Mutual’s Select Credit Union Council for small credit unions. The Select CU Council is a forward-thinking, member-based advisory team of credit union leaders who support senior leaders from more than 4,000 small and midsize credit unions across the country, providing...Read More
Managing your credit today helps build better credit for tomorrow. Your first credit card is a rite of passage. It may be the first time in your life that you are being entrusted with a credit line, which means you are able to spend money you probably haven’t earned yet. Using the card responsibly shows...Read More
Caution Against Money in Venmo or PayPal (or Other P2p Services) If you are one of the 50 million+ people that uses popular peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services such as Venmo or PayPal, you might want to examine how much money you have in those services. Though they make it easy to pay a friend or...Read More
Did you know? If you are a MMCCU member, you can access your credit report through annualcreditreport.com once per week through each of the three reporting organizations. Accessing your credit is important, which is why Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are continuing to offer free weekly online credit reports during the pandemic. Credit reports may affect...Read More
Gap insurance is for when there is an accident in which you’ve badly damaged or totaled your car. Gap insurance covers the difference between what a vehicle is currently worth (which your standard insurance will pay) and the amount that you still owe on the vehicle. You may want to consider buying gap insurance for...Read More
