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9/1/2025

Spending Smarter When Moving

How to Relocate Without Emptying Your Wallet

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8/1/2025

Spending Smarter to Maintain Your Home Upgrades

Homeowners know that wear and tear to your home is inevitable, even after upgrades.

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7/1/2025

Understanding Mortgage Pre‑Approval with Travis Credit Union

Take your first step toward owning a home in California.

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7/1/2025

Spending Smarter on Home Upgrades

Home improvement projects can make your home more energy efficient.

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6/4/2025

Unlocking the Power of Being a Homeowner

Owning a home comes with many benefits that aren’t available to renters.

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5/1/2025

Saving for Home Mortgage Refinance

Learn ways you can prepare for a mortgage refinance.
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5/1/2025

Understanding the 2025 Mortgage Rate Dip

What Homebuyers Need To Know
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4/1/2025

Easy Green Upgrades To Your Home

Transform Your Home with Go Green Financing from TCU

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3/1/2025

Navigating the Mortgage Landscape in 2025

Get up to speed on today’s mortgage rates so you can plan better as a homebuyer.

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2/1/2025

Home-Buying Grants

We'll discuss homebuyer grants and other down payment assistant programs.

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1/15/2025

Home-Buying Planning 101

We discuss ways you can plan better for your home purchase.

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11/29/2024

Yearly Home Review Tips

We'll discuss common home maintenance tasks and improvement projects and the ways to fund them.

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10/28/2024

Explore the Benefits of ARMs

Learn How These Flexible Mortgage Options Could Fit Your Home-buying Needs

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9/27/2024

How to Winterize Your Home

Financial Preparation and Execution Tips

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8/23/2024

Is Home Equity Financing Cheaper Than a Credit Card or a Personal Loan?

Learn why home equity financing is a smarter and cheaper alternative to borrow.

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7/30/2024

The Impact of Market Trends on Home Equity Loans in 2024

A better way to borrow money exclusively for homeowners.

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7/24/2024

The Best Time to Refinance Your Home

– What You Should Know

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5/23/2024

Mortgage Rate Landscape – What You Should Know

We will discuss the mortgage rate landscape and what you should know.

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5/1/2024

Homebuying 101 in the Summer

No matter your reason, start your home-buying journey with a plan to ensure you will be ready to tackle the summer like a pro.

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3/26/2024

A Different Way to Borrow - Home Equity Loans

We'll review the type of home equity loans available, the requirements needed and more.

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3/21/2024

Energy-Efficient Home Improvements

The month of April includes Earth Day, a great time to consider making energy-efficient improvements to your home.

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2/29/2024

Navigating a High Interest Rate Market

– The Path to Homeownership

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1/29/2024

When is the Right Time to Buy or Refi?

There could be better opportunities in 2024.

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1/29/2024

Mortgage Market Guide

Home-Buying Success Strategies

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1/4/2024

Home Renovations in 2024

Keep Your Home Feeling Like Home

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11/28/2023

Utilizing a HELOC to Winterize Your Home

HELOC can provide you with the winter-proofing funding needed without dipping into your savings or emergency funds.
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10/26/2023

Top Benefits of Choosing a Local Lender

A local lender can provide you with the right loan for your unique situation.

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9/28/2023

How to Winterize Your Home Effectively

Save money on your energy bill and keep your home warm this winter.

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8/22/2023

Determining Cost of Living When Purchasing a Home

How much you can afford is key to your success.

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7/28/2023

How to Budget for a Home You Can Afford

Buying a home is a big deal, one that comes with an equally big cost.

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6/28/2023

Out-of-Pocket Expenses You Can Expect When Purchasing a Home

Learn about these out-of-pocket expenses to budget for alongside your down payment.

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5/31/2023

Mortgage Interest Rates Forecast 2023

An Overview and Analysis

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5/24/2023

Celebrating National Homeownership Month

Reasons to Become a Homeowner

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4/26/2023

When is the Right Time to Refinance Your Mortgage?

Let’s take a closer look at these reasons you might consider refinancing.

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3/9/2023

How to Protect Your Assets with the Right Homeowner’s Insurance Policy

A homeowner’s insurance policy is an important financial tool when buying a home.

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3/9/2023

Save Money This Summer by Maintaining Your HVAC Unit This Spring

To save money and keep your electricity costs low this summer, ensure your HVAC unit is properly maintained each spring.

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2/8/2023

First-Time Homebuyer Requirements and Steps to Purchasing Your First Home

Homeownership may seem to be an impossible dream given today’s current market conditions.

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1/25/2023

How to Improve Your Credit Score to Buy a House

Improving your credit score is one way to get the lowest rates for you.

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