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difference between bank and credit Union?
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Upsides:
Smaller and often more local than regional, national and international banks.
Less onerous requirements for loans.
More favourable terms for loans, deposits and passive investments.
Downsides:
Access to fewer ATMs, teller locations, but many request fee free ATM access with a major bank so you can access your money easier.
Usually worse or the same kind of opening hours as banks.
Banks often have discount offers on insurance and various other partnerships with their leftover money, credit unions it happens less often.
Various means of communication/correspondence. Some are only online, so only send notices by letter mail, etc.
Not being able to do some things as easily, i.e. send money orders, domestic and international transfers, write cheques or cash them, have a safety deposit box. Most people don't use or need these things as much. All of these points vary by each credit union though.
interesting. I know some unions use something like all-star for ATM's right? capital one also does something similar, where they have very few locations, but you can add cash at Walgreen's, withdraw thru all-star, cash checks thru mobile
either way, will have to look into some unions and compare based on my needs I suppose
Exactly, that type of thing just look for those types of things when you compare credit unions with each other or with banks.
what things should i be looking for? seeing as ill most likely be making the decision when I turn 18, im guessing i should look at their credit card offerings, see what will help me build credit? idk, i have no clue what im doing lol
The things to look for are where you can deposit and withdraw, and what fees they charge.
The one important thing to remember with credit cards is to pay off your balance in full each month before the due date, so only use it to buy things that you would be able to with your own cash and bank funds.
Any interest you pay wipes out almost any other perk you get from credit cards like cash back or whatever (the exception is fraud/scam protection). If you want I can explain how interest works for most cards in North America.
i think i understand interest. u spend 1k in the month, only pay back 500, now they add a percentage each month that you have to pay back on top of the 500 u owe yes?
Basically, yes. Some companies also have "leeway months", so to continue your example say you don't pay it off entirely for the first 3 months, but just a portion. My credit card has (1) year to the date of purchase before interest accrues, so as long as it's paid off within the year I can take as long as I like to pay it off.
Still, always pay off in full when you can.