USALLIANCE Blog

You’re ready for home ownership. You’ve cut corners (and coupons) everywhere to save for the down payment. Unfortunately, you’re still not quite at that sweet spot of 20 percent of your dream home’s price.

Don’t worry. You won’t have to live on ramen noodles for another year or two. Most lenders will still give you a mortgage (if you qualify) with one little addition – Private Mortgage Insurance or PMI.

Credit unions and banks have many similarities, but it's the differences that really matter. Here are a few benefits to choosing a Credit Union over a Bank that you might not have considered. 

USALLIANCE Financial is celebrating their 50^th anniversary in 2016.

The world was a different place in 1966- back when you could buy a new car for $2,000 and The Beatles were all the rage.

What was life like in 1966?

1. Star Trek, the iconic sci-fi TV series premiered on NBC on September 8, 1966. Also premiering in 1966 was Batman, Mission Impossible, That Girl, and The Monkees.

2. Can you believe the Super Bowl is 50? The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs played in Super Bowl I- then known as the AFL-NFL Championship Game. The Packers won by a score of 35 to 10.