by Nanette Duffey | Jun 30, 2026 | Insights, Loans
Even with considerable wealth and sophisticated financial strategies, extending help to family members can quietly introduce risks that erode both relationships and a good night’s sleep. What starts as a generous investment in their business venture: “I’ll just help...
by Nanette Duffey | Jun 12, 2023 | Credit Reports and Scores, Insights
If you have a credit card, a car loan, or a mortgage, you have a credit score. This score, either high or low or somewhere in between, informs lenders of how well you manage current and past credit opportunities. Do you pay card account balances off routinely? Are you...
by Nanette Duffey | Nov 15, 2021 | Insights, Loans
With the traditional holidays arriving, especially those when everyone is gathered together, it’s the season for friends and family to hit you up for money. We want to help you avoid becoming prey to the awkward conversation when anyone asks you for a loan, no...
by Nanette Duffey | Aug 30, 2021 | Credit Reports and Scores, Insights
Over the last couple of posts, we have looked at the differences between your credit report and your credit score. Your credit report is the entire record of your credit history while your credit score is a number given as a snapshot of your credit as a whole. Here is...
by Nanette Duffey | Aug 23, 2021 | Credit Reports and Scores, Insights
You might be surprised to learn your credit score is not the same thing as your credit report. People frequently confuse the two items and falsely believe they are interchangeable when they are not. In our three-part blog series on credit scores vs. credit reports,...
