The Verve Blog

Managing Debt

Pros and Cons of Debt Consolidation

When you graduated high school, you may have gotten your first credit card. Then you went to college and took out student loans to cover…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 28, 2020

Building Your Savings

Saving Money for Kids: How to Save $8K or More by the Time your Child Graduates from High School

Big innocent eyes, sweet baby giggles, squishy cheeks, warm snuggles. New babies come with both a lot of joy and a lot of work, and…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 28, 2020

Improving Your Credit

Seven Reasons to Care about Credit

We all have a lot of numbers in our lives: age, weight, blood pressure, heart rate, phone, address, and the list could go on. There’s…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 28, 2020

Press Releases

Verve Earns Spot On Depositaccounts.com’s 2020 “Top 200 Healthiest Banks And Credit Unions In America” List

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (Aug. 5, 2020) – Verve, a Credit Union, ranked No. 159 for financial health on the 2020 “Top 200 Healthiest Banks and Credit…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 11, 2020

Home Life

Refinancing Your Mortgage: A Q+A

Purchasing a home is something you’re likely to do only a few times in your life. You figure out how much you can pay for…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 11, 2020

Money Etiquette

The ‘Who, What and How Much’ of Tipping

You’re sitting in a restaurant (maybe not right now, but someday), and you’ve just enjoyed a wonderful meal. The bill arrives and dun, dun, dun…now…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 11, 2020

Improving Your Credit

Get Financially Fit: 3 Tips to Shape Up your Credit Score

Buying on credit is a way of life for most Americans: 70% of us carry a credit card, and one-third have three or more cards…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 4, 2020

Creating a Budget

Give your Budget an End-of-Summer Tune-up

Of Americans who made New Year’s Resolutions for 2020, 49% resolved to save money this year, and one of the best ways to save more…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 4, 2020

Money Etiquette

To lend money to others or not to lend. That is the question.

At one time or another, we’ve likely all been asked, “Hey, can I borrow some money?” Whether it’s five dollars or $500, this can lead…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 4, 2020

Travel Tips

Hit the Road for Some Nearby Fun

Traveling anywhere these days comes with a new set of challenges. However, there are ways to hit the road more safely, and we’ve rounded up…

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 4, 2020

COVID-19Impact in the Community

Communities Rally to Raise Nearly $142K for Nonprofit COVID-19 Relief Efforts

In true Verve-spirit, when challenges arise, we seek to find a way to help. (more…)

Verve, a Credit UnionAugust 3, 2020

COVID-19Travel Tips

Tips for Traveling During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Ahhh…sunny days by the pool, backyard barbecues with family and friends, refreshing getaways to exciting locales. And then…2020. This is not the summer any of…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 30, 2020

COVID-19Security + Fraud

Don’t let fraudsters steal your financial health with these COVID-19 Scams

In the midst of a global crisis where social media and news stations are packed with information (and misinformation) about ways to stay safe during…

Mindy PetrackJuly 28, 2020

Family Finances

Back-to-School Shopping 2020: 4 Tips to Stretch your Budget

As preparations begin for the next school year, the annual sense of excitement for all things new is back: new academic year, grade, classroom, teacher,…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 27, 2020

Managing Debt

Take Charge: Five Steps for Negotiating with Creditors

Most of us are finding ourselves in situations we never imagined: homeschooling kids while working, exclusively ordering takeout and using grocery delivery, and watching work…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 23, 2020

Building Your Savings

Emergency Fund 101: How and How Much?

If this worldwide pandemic has taught us anything, it’s to value the little things. The birthdays celebrated with grandma, the leisure strolls through department stores…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 20, 2020

Creating a Budget

10 Ways to Save Money while Shopping Online

For most of us, clicking ‘add to cart’ is nothing new, and opening your front door often feels like Christmas morning. But with actual risks…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 15, 2020

Home Life

Think it’s too late to plant a garden this year? Think again!

Gardening: a social distancing-friendly hobby that gets you moving, out in the warm sun and provides nourishment in the form of fresh fruit and veggies.…

Verve, a Credit UnionJuly 10, 2020