Prepaid cards can help your members stay on budget – CUInsight

  • February 2, 2021
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

Excerpt from CUInsight shares how prepaid credit cards can help people create healthy budgeting habits. With the new year and tax season just beginning, your members are likely thinking of ways to develop their financial health so they can meet their goals. Our partner GreenPath Financial Wellness shares that the journey...

0% balance transfer offers are dwindling, and offer lengths are shrinking – The Balance

  • August 7, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

Excerpt from The Balance looks at current trends in credit card interest rates. Featuring Jeff Arevalo, GreenPath Financial Wellness Expert The average credit card interest rate is 20.21%, according to data collected by The Balance in July 2020. That’s down a hair from June’s average rate of 20.22%, but not because...

What to Consider Before Taking a Credit Card Cash Advance

As we look to manage our personal finances during the global COVID-19 crisis, many of us face uncertainty about how to cover costs for monthly living expenses. One “quick fix” that may be tempting is a credit card cash advance, especially in the face of unexpected income loss or other emergency situations. Cash...

Is Credit Card Interest Tax Deductible? — CreditCards.com

  • February 19, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

Excerpt from the CreditCards.com article on when you can write off credit card interest charges and when you can't. Featuring Jeff Arevalo, GreenPath Financial Expert You may have run up hundreds or thousands of dollars in credit card interest charges in 2019, but don’t expect any relief from Uncle Sam as the new tax...

Money Fix: When is applying for a store credit card a good idea?

  • November 12, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

Excerpt from Newsday No doubt you’ll look for ways to save money when shopping this holiday season. However, that 15% off, or whatever the sales clerk offers to get you to sign up for a store credit card, may not be a great deal in the long run. Yet, according to new research from CompareCards.com, nearly one in three...

How to Manage Your Credit Card Bills, Which Experts Say Are Late More Often – New York Times

  • July 9, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

The New York Times recently interviewed GreenPath President & CEO Kristen Holt and GreenPath client Becky Willard for an article on how a growing number of people are having trouble paying their credit card bills. Read how a GreenPath Debt Management Plan helped Becky pay off $40,000 in about five years, saving her about $30,000 along the way.

With credit card debt up 7.5%, next financial disaster could be you – Detroit Free Press

  • March 7, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
  • Category: News

Featuring Donna McNeill, Chief Operating Officer and David Flores, Director of Client Services We all seem to be on the lookout for clues that we're on the verge of another widespread financial crisis. The memories from the debacle a decade ago are so bad that no one wants to be caught by surprise again. So many wonder:...

Make It Your Business to Learn About Business Credit

ON DEMAND, VIEW NOW: Are you a small business owner, or are you thinking of starting one? Whether you're shopping for a business loan or you just want good payment terms through a new or existing vendor, business credit scores and reports will be used to predict your financial reputation. It will also help determine what...

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