York Traditions Bank Blog
What Makes Women’s Finances Unique?
Women face unique financial challenges on their path to building wealth. Whether single or married, the obstacles they encounter are similar. However, both men and women experience life milestones ...
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4 Effective Business Fraud Prevention Tips
Fraudsters continue to target vulnerable businesses. The 2018 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) report, found that companies with less than 100 employees lost nearly twice as much ...
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Smart Business Financing Options to Improve Cash Flow
Product development, market expansion, and recruitment of qualified talent made this year’s list of strategic initiatives, again. These and other challenges were labeled “priority” 18 months ...
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How Couples Can Talk about Money without Conflict
Lindsey and her family haven’t gone on a vacation in 4 years. Her husband wants to save money by staying at home. They’re trying to save for the kids’ college fund. Lindsey feels like he is ...
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PowerUp Checking: Can It Really Be BETTER Than Free?
York Traditions Bank unveiled PowerUp Checking in 2009. Since then, we’ve described this account as “better than free,” and “a checking account that pays like a CD.” While both of these ...
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Mortgage Lingo 101 – What is an adjustable rate mortgage or ARM?
What is an ARM? When it comes to choosing the right type of loan, ARM yourself with knowledge! It's important to know the pros and cons of an adjustable rate mortgage before deciding if it's best ...
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Mortgage Lingo 101 – What is Amortization?
What does amortization mean? The word "amortization" may be a little difficult to say, but it's really not that hard to understand. You may hear this term used by a mortgage professional when ...
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Mortgage Lingo 101 – What is APR?
What is Annual Percentage Rate or APR? When it comes to loans, it's important to realize that interest rate and Annual Percentage Rate (APR) are not the same. How are they different? Annual ...
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Mortgage Lingo 101 – What is a Lien?
In our Mortgage Lingo 101 video series, we define commonly used mortgage terms in the industry. In this next episode, we define the term "Lien." What is a Lien? You may hear this term used by ...
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