Smart About Money: Recent college graduate? Here’s what you need to know about student loans
Six months after graduation is when most people are required to start paying back their student loans. Unfortunately some just don’t start…
Smart About Money: Who gets access to you – when and how …
The other day, I was talking with a friend when he got a text alert about a credit card he rarely uses. He said he wanted to see what it…
“You talk about home equity lines of credit all the time – I think I need one now”
There’s something we often hear in the loan department here at Canton Co-operative. Borrowers tell us that we’re easy to talk to, easy to…
Smart About Money: “I can’t afford to save money right now …”
There are plenty of people 40+ who look back to things they wish they’d done, especially when it comes to saving. Many feel like it’s “too…
From Canton Co-operative Bank ... mortgage programs with discounted low rates for first-time homebuyers
People have been asking if we “have something for first-time homebuyers.” Yes, we do! If you are a first-time homebuyer – meaning either…
Smart About Money: “I have health insurance. Why am I getting a bill?”
The other day, a friend told me how her daughter – now 26 – recently learned something about health insurance. After graduating from…
"Good Ideas!" e-Newsletter Winter 2026 - Programs for First-Time Homebuyers, Home Equity Lines and more!
At Canton Co-operative, we have been helping people buy homes around here since 1891. And we love working with first-time homebuyers.
If deposit insurance is important to you ...
Massachusetts is the only state that offers insurance coverage beyond the FDIC amounts. Deposits at Massachusetts DIF member banks are…
2025 Holiday Hours, Holiday Happenings and Holiday Gift Ideas
HOLIDAY HOURS Canton Co-operative Bank will close at 12 noon on Christmas Eve/Wednesday, December 24th and will be closed on Christmas Day.…
Smart About Money: The Value of Staying Optimistic
A woman recently wrote online about how her friend’s dog was “very smart at life.” Dogs do seem to live in a way many humans would envy.…
Smart About Money: The only guaranteed way to avoid being scammed ...
The only guaranteed way to avoid being scammed is to arrange it so that you are never approached by a scammer. Unfortunately, that’s…
Pie Days Plus! Pie Drive for Thanksgiving 2025 - Canton Co-operative is once again collecting holiday pies & fixins for the Canton Food Pantry
Canton, Mass. – Canton Co-operative Bank will once again be collecting store-bought pies (with ingredients listed) plus fixins to help the…