‘Tis The Season To Be More Aware Of Fraud

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Tips To Avoid Scams During The Holidays

As the holidays quickly approach, Natalie is balancing getting together with family and friends while staying safe.

While texting her mom about Christmas plans, she gets an email from what appears to be Amazon. It says her account has been double charged and she needs to click on the link in the email to be reimbursed. She immediately notices a grammatical mistake in the subject line: Your account have been overcharged, then she scrolls over the link and realizes it’s not an Amazon URL at all but a jumbled mess of letters and numbers.

NH Credit Unions Donation Totals $2.9 Million to Make-A-Wish New Hampshire

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Make-A-Wish New Hampshire Awarded $2.9 Million in Donations 

The New Hampshire Credit Unions, of which Bellwether is a partner, recently presented a record-breaking $210,000 donation to Make-A-Wish New Hampshire, an organization that grants the wishes of children facing critical illnesses. This marks a 23-year total of more than $2.9 million raised by the New Hampshire Credit Unions, members of the Cooperative Credit Union Association (CCUA).  The New Hampshire Credit Unions remain the largest corporate partner of Make-A-Wish New Hampshire.

Read the full press release here.

Buying vs. Renting a Home

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Are You Getting the Right Advice?

The average person moves residences about 11 times in their lifetime. That provides a lot of opportunity to confront the following question: is it better to own your home or to rent it? It’s a huge decision that affects your lifestyle as much as it does your finances, and the answer will vary depending on who you ask. There are compelling arguments to be made for both sides and the resulting advice—though well-intentioned—can quickly become confusing and contradictory. So, is paying rent really just a waste of money? Or is it true that you can make more money by renting than by owning a home? Take a closer look at six snippets of common owning-versus-renting advice:

Bellwether CEO Mike L'Ecuyer Honored as Citizen of the Year

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Mike L'ecuyer named Citizen of the Year

Last night our CEO Mike L'Ecuyer was honored as Citizen of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. We are so proud of Mike for being awarded with this well-deserved recognition. Congratulations again Mike, thank you for all you do!

Click here to view a video and article featured on WMUR highlighting Mike's win.

A press release announcing Mike being named Citizen of the Year can be read here. 

Bellwether Announces New Incoming CEO

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Bellwether Community Credit Union Announces Nathan Saller as Incoming CEO

Bellwether Community Credit Union's Board of Directors today announced the appointment of Nathan Saller as the successor to current President/CEO, Michael L'Ecuyer. Saller has been named President/COO and will transition to CEO when long-time leader L'Ecuyer retires October 1.

Click here to read the full press release.