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May
18
2018

How to Get a Home Loan When You're Self-Employed

You’ve worked hard to build a business. No matter what stage of the process you are in right now, you know it’s taken a lot of hard work. You’re confident about your investments and the income you have. Now, you are ready to buy a home.

Apr
30
2018

Help make a difference! Donate to the UMeHelps BTAC food drive

Stop by the credit union May 1 - 31 (during UMe business hours) to drop off non-perishable food items. All donations support the Burbank Temporary Aid Center (BTAC), right here in Burbank.

Apr
25
2018

How to Improve Your Credit Score

Credit. Kind of a weird concept, right? It’s hard to get if you don’t have it. And once you do, there’s a magical number, a.k.a. your credit score, that will literally affect the rest of your life.

Mar
22
2018

You Lost Your Credit Card — Now What?

Hide-and-seek is a fine game to play with your kids — not so much with your UMe card, though. If your debit, credit or ATM card goes missing, it’s easy to slip into nightmare scenarios about fraud and identity theft. But, before you go full panic mode, figure out if your card is stolen or just missing.

Mar
01
2018

2017 Annual Report

Our 2017 Annual Report is available for perusing. If you’d like to hear the details about our last year’s (awesome) UMe business, please click here (and enjoy)!

Mar
01
2018

5 Ways to March into a Better Car Loan.

There may be more exciting things to do this spring than refinancing your old car loan. However, if you happen to be ready to do just that, we have some great tips and tricks to help lower your payments and save some scratch.

Feb
07
2018

UMe Home Loans? They’re built for Burbank.

February is known for two things; groundhogs and Valentines, not necessarily in that order. But regardless, this month is the perfect month to fall in love with the concept of finding your next home.

Jan
02
2018

Our gift to you in January? The UMe Platinum Visa.
(No need to send a thank you note, it’s really our pleasure!)

With our fixed rate UMe Platinum Visa, you can transfer balances from your higher rate cards 100% FEE-FREE!

Nov
29
2017

How Much Auto Loan Can I Afford?

If the site of a calculator conjures up the trauma of high school trig, we get it. But before you break out in a nervous sweat, let us introduce a calculator you’ll actually want to use. UMe’s Burbank auto loan calculator...

Nov
22
2017

What Is a Normal Auto Loan Rate in Burbank?

At UMe, we consider ourselves more “helpers” than “bankers.” That’s why we want to help you understand what you can expect to pay when you get an auto loan.

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Welcome, friend

Welcome to our blog! We’re excited to share all of our awesome community events, discuss cool products and services you might like, and even offer financial education to make the most of your money.

Actually, to us it’s less of a blog, and more of a “super cool member fun-time resource” (but we all agreed “blog” is short and sweet).