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When is the right time to buy a home?

May 3, 2016 by Opportunities Credit Union

Think about your current financial situation and personal aspirations. Where does home ownership fit in? If you’re itching to settle down, now may be a good time to determine whether you’re ready to handle this exciting commitment and take the first steps towards obtaining a mortgage. We’ve developed a checklist of factors to help you decide if now is the right time to purchase a home.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: lending, loans, mortgage, ocu

Building New Relationships With Old Friends

February 25, 2016 by Opportunities Credit Union

Greg Huysman, Senior Business Development Manager at Opportunities Credit Union, and the City of Winooski, recently signed off on the Winooski Small Business Loan Program (WSBLP), where the city placed $250,000 at Opportunities to help facilitate small business lending to Winooski-based businesses. Thanks to this program, Winooski business owners will have funds available for a variety of purposes to keep their operations running smoothly.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: business, lending, loans, ocu, smb, winooski

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Vehicle Financing

February 25, 2021

My fiancé has driven the same vehicle since he drove it off the showroom floor 13 years ago. With the decision made to retire this vehicle in favor of something more reliable and more importantly affordable, we began the process of looking for the right family vehicle.  His birthday was coming up and living through […]

Challenges of Finance Being a Single Working Mom

January 13, 2021

The author of this blog qualified for an auto loan after working with Andrea Heller, our Money Sense Manager, to tackle bill paying and face down a creditor. I am a single mother and an educator. My child has complicated health and educational needs. We have moved many times in the past two decades, and […]

What do you think about financial counseling?

December 14, 2020

I started financial counseling during the foreclosure crisis in 2008. A decade ago many of my clients felt isolated by their financial struggles. It was challenging for adults who struggled with their finance to find professional assistance, and the area of personal finance appeared to be an exclusive world. Today, I hear more people speaking […]




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