Canton Co-operative presents free Info Session for First-Time HomeBuyers on Saturday, October 8th
Canton, Mass . – Canton Co-operative Bank is sponsoring a free 90-minute Info Session on Saturday, October 8th from 10 to 11:30AM at the…
Smart About Money: They did "everything right". But it didn't work out ...
A family came into the Bank to make a withdrawal from the savings account of their beloved mother, who had just died. Specifically, they…
Smart About Money: Reverse Mortgages Revisited - still a bad idea?
“They’re good for some people” – that’s how most columns about Reverse Mortgages start. Maybe that’s true. Maybe a Reverse Mortgage is…
Smart About Money: Your credit is royally messed up. Now what?
The good news? At one point or another, almost everyone messes up their credit. Often it’s when they’re young, not earning much and…
Smart About Money: You're not "just a number" ... or are you?
It seems that there’s quite a bit of misunderstanding about FICO scores and how lenders use them. Some people have come to believe that…
Smart About Money: Does it matter if you ever check your credit reports?
A question about credit reports that I had never seen addressed before came up the other day. “I always hear we should check our credit…
Smart About Money: The tales of two very different scam victims ...
The other day, a customer called me at the Bank from his winter home in Arizona. The gentleman was very upset and he said needed our help.…
Smart About Money: Local banks 1, Manhattan bank 0
About 10 years ago, Citigroup announced it was coming to metro Boston to take over the banking market and show the local and regional…
Canton Co-operative presents free Info Session for First-Time HomeBuyers on Saturday, April 16th
Canton, Mass . – Canton Co-operative Bank is sponsoring a free 90-minute Info Session on Saturday, April 16th from 10 to 11:30AM at the…
Smart About Money: Using sports to improve your Financial Fitness
We have been very lucky in our professional sports teams here in New England. Local fans have had the chance to see multiple championships…
Smart About Money: "Why aren't you paying more on CDs?"
Until very recently, conservative savers used to be able to earn 5% - or a lot more! - safely, conveniently and locally with 1-Year…
Smart About Money: When things get complicated, things get complicated ...
Santander Holdings USA is the US subsidiary of the Spanish financial services company Banco Santander SA. The banks are known in this…