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MSCU makes vacationing BETTER!

May 15, 2012 in: News

Mutual Savings Credit Union members benefit from a full line of products that help make everyday life easier. MSCU also provides services that can make your vacation more enjoyable. Here are three such services that you can use before and during your next vacation to minimize stress and maximize the fun! Vacation Loans MSCU members [...]

A Balancing Act: The benefits of monitoring your accounts

May 8, 2012 in: News

Balancing accounts helps you stay on top of your money. It also helps you keep an eye out for fraudulent charges and errors and prevent making too many transactions without enough money in the account. Before Internet or text banking, everyone monitored their savings and checking accounts simply by using a register. They would write [...]

MSCU Community Events

May 1, 2012 in: News

At Mutual Savings Credit Union, community involvement is important. Members will often see our fundraising efforts in our branches – from cake sales to gift basket raffles – for organizations such as Relay for Life and March of Dimes. May is a particularly busy month in terms of community events. See which festivals and events [...]

MSCU helps you stay informed!

April 25, 2012 in: News, Uncategorized

It’s one thing to stay informed but sorting through the wealth of information that’s available today is an entirely different task. Finding the specific information you need is easy at Mutual Savings Credit Union! The Spring 2012 edition of the Mutual Savings Credit Union member newsletter is now available in your MSCU branch and online. [...]

Listen and Learn with BalanceTrack

April 23, 2012 in: News

School, work, soccer practice, groceries – life is busy! There’s barely enough time remaining in the day to get everything crossed off your to-do list. That’s why multitasking has become so important. Mutual Savings Credit Union and BALANCE now gives MSCU members a way to build on your financial education while you’re on the go [...]

Moving Up: Weighing whether to rent or buy

April 10, 2012 in: News

Buying a house is a life-changing experience. It requires an immense investment of time and money, and is a weighty commitment. If you’re looking for fewer strings attached and less financial responsibility, try renting. That’s the simple version. When you actually sit down to decide between renting and buying, here’s what you need to know. [...]

Budget for your vacation to maximize fun

April 3, 2012 in: News

It’s vacation season and many of us are heading off to our favorite destination. Mutual Savings Credit Union wants to help members to maximize their fun by building a vacation budget. Here are some key expenses to keep in mind before you depart. Travel costs Are you flying or driving to your destination? Fuel costs [...]

Multimedia

May 1, 2011 in: Multimedia, The Brass Show

brass|Show: How to spend your free time in college

It’s very important to make good grades in college but did you know that employers look at how you spend you free time in college too? In this episode of the brass|Show, you’ll see that how you spend your free time now will speak volumns about your character when it interview time later. (more…)

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WBRC Fox 6 – Central Alabama Business Break

April 5, 2012 in: Archive

Representatives from Mutual Savings Credit Union recently appeared on an epidode of WBRC Fox 6′s Central Alabama Business Break. In this episode, the advantage of a Mutual Savings membership is discussed as well as MSCU’s plans for upcoming community events. Can’t see the video? Click here to access the Fox 6 video page. Send to [...]

Racing Deposits: facts about direct deposit

November 22, 2011 in: Archive, News

In the rat race of personal finance, efficiency is the name of the game. If given the option for direct deposit from an employer, you might think hand delivering money to an account is the safest means of deposit. But while slow and steady sometimes wins the race, fast, efficient and secure direct deposit is [...]

Team Mutual has successful season

November 1, 2011 in: Archive, Events, News

Team Mutual has completed a very successful football season! If you haven’t already visited the Team Mutual website, then you may not know about all of the success Mutual Savings Credit Union has enjoyed in 2011. Team Mutual is MSCU’s financial education program that gets involved with area high schools to promote the benefits of [...]

5 ways to immediately cut costs

September 22, 2011 in: Archive, News

The economy may be down, but it’s not out. While the economy bounces back, it may help your personal financial situation to reduce some of your expenses. Cutting costs isn’t fun but sometimes we have to consider our “wants” versus our “needs”. Mutual Savings Credit Union offers these 5 tips on how to immediately reduce [...]

Mandatory changes for government checks

September 7, 2011 in: Archive, News

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, over 209,000 paper checks were mailed to Alabama recipients of Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in July of 2011. Given today’s economic conditions, the government is scouting for ways to reduce expenses. One cost-cutting measure will be associated with the delivery of all of [...]