Three Ways Credit Unions Can Help Your Credit Score

We all need a little help from time to time, and when you need help with your credit score a credit union is the place to go!  Whether you are trying to establish credit or rebuild your credit score, credit unions can provide the tools you need for financial success.  Here are three ways that credit unions can help your credit score:

Education & Guidance

When you are a member of a credit union, you are an owner.  We truly care about your financial success and are a wonderful, free, unbiased source of information to help you get your credit back where you want it!  We will teach you how to build your credit up, and then keep paying attention to it!  It doesn’t take much to knock your credit score down, but the professionals at credit unions, like Honor Credit Union, can teach you how to build it back up.

Products to Rebuild Credit

On top of providing tips and guidance, credit unions have financial products that will put your credit score on the right track.  Products like Honor’s Secured Loan options or Fresh Start Visa can help you build credit, or give your limited credit a boost.  Both of these products are great tools that will give you loan options and build your credit at the same time.  You can learn more at www.honorcu.com. 

Free Tools and Resources

Online banking and mobile banking give you visibility and access to your accounts virtually 24/7 helping you stay on top of your balances and spending.  Budgeting tools like Money Desktop can help you look at the big picture of what you are spending and set budgets every month to stay on track.  Credit unions will teach you the value in looking at your credit score! Through Honor’s website there is a link to pull your credit report.  You get one free report every year, and taking advantage of that resource can help you stay ahead...knowledge is key!  All these tools are free, to help you get your credit score where it needs to be and achieve financial success!

Once you have done all the hard work to build or rebuild your credit, we’ll be celebrating right there with you!  Your financial success is our financial success!  Share your story @honorcu using #askhonorcu

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