Financial Education

Helpful, easy-to-understand articles to guide your financial wellness journey at every stage.

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Are All Cards Created Equal? Yes… and No.

3Rivers recently chose to bolster security and flexibility for credit card carrying members. As part of that decision process, we migrated to Mastercard credit cards and I again became a Mastercard credit card holder. Similarly, 3Rivers will also soon be transitioning its debit cards to Mastercard for much of the same reasoning.

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Debit Card & Credit Card

Have Questions? We’ve Got Answers!

Looking for some quick and simple answers to common questions like, "What are your holiday hours?" "How do I reset my mobile password?" "What's your routing number?" and more? You might want to take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions page!

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Student Life: The Financial Aid Office

Getting to know your school’s financial aid office well is crucial for university students. While financial aid starts with filing the FAFSA every year, there are many more things a school’s financial aid office can do for you.

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College & Trade School Preparation

Watch-it-Wednesday: Compound Interest Explained

Compound interest is "[interest] calculated on the initial principal and also on the accumulated interest of previous periods of a deposit or loan. Compound interest can be thought of as “interest on interest,” and will make a deposit or loan grow at a faster rate than simple interest, which is interest calculated only on the principal amount.

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Personal Finance

Try This: Price Matching

We are frequently able to save a good chunk of change, especially on electronics, by taking the time to price-match. What is this money-saving miracle, you ask? According to Wise Geek, "Price matching is a practice in which a store promises to match another store's prices for certain products."

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Personal Finance