Decatur Earthmover Credit Union

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0% Visa

If you liked the DECU Stimulus package, you'll love our 0% Visa. Although the 0% Visa has been around for many years, very few Earthmover members have taken advantage of it. The 0% Visa was developed...

Filed under: Lending, Personal Finance, Young Adults, Adults, Retirees



To Shred or Not to Shred...What Documents to Keep and For How Long

Maybe your New Year's resolution is to stop being a pack rat.  Many people know they need to keep important documents filed away, but what they don't know is what files to keep and for how long t...

Filed under: General, Personal Finance, Adults, Retirees



There Is No Float

Remember when you could write a check and it wouldn't clear your checking account for over a week? That time between spending the money when the money came out of your account was called the "float". ...

Filed under: General, Personal Finance, Young Adults, Adults, Retirees



VISA Gift Cards

Looking for the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for person on your list? Why not give them a Visa gift card and let them pick out what they want? Visa gift cards are available at any lobby teller wi...

Filed under: General, Personal Finance, School Age, Young Adults, Adults, Retirees



Don't be a Victim of Identity Theft

Identify theft is one of those things you're probably not very concerned about if it hasn't happened to you.  But it's one of the easier crimes to get away with.  In 2001, there were approxi...

Filed under: General, Young Adults, Adults, Retirees