Protect Your Information from Identity Theft

It takes an average of 220 days to discover identity theft in your accounts, and every three seconds, there is a new victim, according to the…

Put a Jingle in Your Christmas

So you think saving is hard enough during the year, and you can’t imagine trying to save money during the Christmas season – aka “tis the…

How to Avoid 2015’s Higher Bank Fees

ATM fees hit a new high this year and so did overdraft fees and some other account fees, according to the 17th annual Bankrate Checking Survey.…

Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge offers cash prizes, scholarships to Iowa high schools

Originally posted on Iowa Bankers Association:
Iowa Student Loan, the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Jump$tart Coalition, Junior Achievement of Central Iowa and the Iowa…

Want a College Savings Plan? Choose a Good One

You might want to start saving for a child’s college education with your state’s 529 plan. This type of plan may also offer you a tax…

More Millennial Entrepreneurs?

Recent news reports show a solid number–about 54%–of millennials express desires to start their own businesses. But only 8% have tried. By Kauffman Foundation measures, the percentage of…

Student Debt: Is Today Really Different?

Many are horrified at the amount of student debt burdening college grads today– it’s not unusual for a student at a public university in Iowa to…

Money Habits: Can Parents Teach Them?

When it comes to managing money, parents want to set a good example for their children. It seems that knowing how to do that is the…

Have You Seen Your Credit Score?

A recent survey by Western Union reveals that 44% of young Americans – those age 18 to 34 – have never seen their credit score.

Millennials Are Saving

Even though many recent grads have a lot of debt, they think about retirement. In fact, about 70% of millennials have started to save for retirement,…