"Good Ideas!" e-Newsletter January 2022
Many people believe mortgage rates will start going up soon. We’ve heard that before and it didn’t happen. But eventually rates will go up.…
Smart About Money: “Protect Your Money From The Nursing Home”
Listen to local radio and you will hear commercial after commercial about the importance of having a trust to “protect your money from the…
New York Times: “Young People Fall For Scams More Than Seniors Do”
Canton Co-operative Bank Customer Service Representative Jill Corwin saw on a local news program that apparently a Boston University…
2021 Holiday Hours, Holiday Happenings Update and Holiday Gift Ideas
HOLIDAY HOURS Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are both on Saturdays this year and the Bank will be closed. FYI - Canton Co-operative Bank…
Smart About Money: If a stranger asks you to be a “Secret Agent” …
Massachusetts bankers recently heard about a scam that cost an individual in a nearby state $25,000. Unfortunately, this is a financial and…
Janet Sykes retiring from Canton Co-operative on December 1st
Canton, Mass. – Well-liked Canton Co-operative Bank teller Janet Sykes is retiring on December 1st after close to 5 years with the Bank.…
Smart About Money: Making your charitable contributions count
A few weeks ago, I was contacted by the American Police Officers Alliance. The gentleman sounded like he was reading a script. In fact, at…
April McKee marks 35 years at Canton Co-operative
Canton, Mass. – On October 4, 2021, April McKee celebrated her 35th anniversary at Canton Co-operative Bank. She started at the Bank on…
Store-bought Thanksgiving Pies Needed Once Again for the Canton Food Pantry!
Pie Day is back and donations can be dropped off at Canton Co-operative on either Friday, November 12th or Saturday, November 13th. If…
Smart About Money: Setting yourself up for success after college
Some things that didn’t matter much (or at all!) while you were in college definitely become important after college graduation. While you…
“Solid citizens” having hard time getting loans at big banks … why?
You have a dependable income. Always pay your bills on time. Your FICO® score is excellent. You know it should be very easy for you to get…
Smart About Money: "Should young adults stretch to buy a home?"
That eternally-debatable question was the focus of a front-page “Yes or No” feature article in The Wall Street Journal’s Wealth Management…