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This blog is packed with educational resources, online banking tutorials, newsworthy stories and kudos to employees who are making a difference. 

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Up To Their Old Tricks: Telephone Fraud

Once forgotten for fancier cyber-attacks, criminals have brought analog back to the forefront, and we have some tips to help protect your information. Remember, Workers will never ask you for your card number, PIN, login credentials, or any other account details by phone, text, or email.

Aug 04, 2021

Safe Summer Travel: Tips to Secure Your Financial Information

Category: How Tos

As many of us look ahead to summer travel, safety is top of mind. Make sure you add securing your financial information to your checklist.

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Jul 23, 2021

WCU Employees Finding Benefits In New Roles: Bob's Story

Category: Culture Tag: Employee Recognition

Bob is one of the friendly faces of Workers former tellers turned virtual staff who members will recognize on the video screen when they use a Video Teller ATM. His new role has made a huge different in his quality of life.

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Jul 21, 2021

Life Insurance at Various Stages

Category: Insurance

Your need for life insurance changes as your life changes. When you’re young, you typically have less need for life insurance, but that changes as you take on more responsibility and your family grows. Then, as your responsibilities once again begin to diminish, your need for life insurance may decrease.

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Jul 12, 2021

Estate Transfer Strategies and Tax Basics

Category: Retirement Tag: Estate Transfer Strategies

Learn why income tax basis can be an important factor when making a gift.

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Jun 24, 2021

Life Insurance Basics

Category: Insurance

Life insurance is an agreement between you and an insurer that the beneficiary of your choosing will be paid a certain sum of money after you've passed. Proper life insurance coverage should provide peace of mind, knowing that those you care about will be financially protected.

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Jun 14, 2021

Closing a Retirement Income Gap

Category: Retirement

Strategies to consider when your income won't be enough to meet your needs in retirement.

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May 10, 2021

Estimating Your Retirement Income Needs

Category: Retirement

When planning for retirement, one of your first steps should be to estimate how much income you’ll need to fund your retirement. This is depends on your specific needs and goals. We'll walk you through what to consider.

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Apr 19, 2021

How to Make a Loan Payment

Category: How Tos Tag: Loans

It’s now even easier to make a loan payment with online or mobile banking. Give it a try: pay from an external account, pay with a debit card*, or pay from a Workers account.

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Apr 12, 2021

Leaving a Legacy

Category: Retirement Tag: Estate Transfer Strategies

There are four basic ways to leave a legacy: by will, by trust, by beneficiary designation, and by joint ownership arrangements. It's important to start planning now to ensure your legacy reaches your heirs the way you intend.

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Mar 08, 2021

Education Tax Credits Deductions

Category: Young Adults Tag: Paying for College

Here's what you need to know about education-related tax benefits.

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