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A letter from our President & CEO

At OCCU, we are ready to rise to the challenge and lean into our belief that we exist not only to support our members’ financial needs, but to enrich the lives of those around us. We are tenacious about helping our members to thrive. As we come
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Have an IRA? There are some changes you should know about

An individual retirement account (IRA) can play a key role in any well-rounded retirement savings strategy. Since there are a lot of rules that govern when and how you can use your IRA, it’s important to research on your own or work closely with a
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Budgeting & Saving
Retirement Planning
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Turn your extra time into extra income

With a pandemic spreading and demand for sanitizer skyrocketing, the U.K. micro-distillery Psychopomp pivoted its business to produce 100ml bottles of hand sanitizer, which they offered in exchange for donations. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the food
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Budgeting & Saving
Sales & Marketing
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Need to file taxes? You’re OK with the extension

With everything that’s been happening over the past few months, filing your taxes may be the farthest thing from your mind. If so, don’t sweat it—you still have time. To provide Americans with some economic relief, the IRS has pushed Tax Day back to
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Basic Finances
Budgeting & Saving
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How to start an emergency fund in 4 steps

We all know it’s important to have an emergency fund but living through uncertain times has made it real. A little bit of savings can go a long way toward paying your bills in case the unexpected changes the direction of your financial path. Most
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Basic Finances
Budgeting & Saving
Starting Out Financially
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How to stay sound during financial uncertainty

It’s natural to worry when the unexpected happens, whether it’s happening around you — like storms or fires — or to you directly — like job loss or a medical emergency. So it’s important to know what resources are available to you now so you can
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Personal
Basic Finances
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What’s a bear market?

You’ve heard the old sayings: Everything is cyclical. Night follows day. What goes up must come down. They’re as true on Wall Street as they are in nature. To understand the stock market, you need to become familiar with its cycles—most notably the
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Basic Finances
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7 ways to support your community during social distancing

Our instincts tell us to pull together in a crisis, but social distancing requires us to stay six feet apart. The coronavirus has changed how we do a lot of things, including helping each other out in times of need. It’s hard to stay at home with all
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Watch out for these COVID-19 scams

Scammers always find opportunity in a crisis, and the COVID-19 outbreak is no exception. From social media ads touting fake cures to criminals threatening to infect families with the coronavirus, new fraud schemes have emerged to capitalize on the
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Privacy & Security
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Your guide to socially distant banking

If social distancing has taught us anything, it’s how to get creative with technology. From FaceTime dinners to Zoom exercise classes, we’ve discovered all sorts of ways to conduct our lives from afar. Digital banking isn’t new, but it’s quickly
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Basic Finances
Digital Banking