FITCHBURG, Mass. – IC FCU said yesterday it has introduced a special low-rate loan to help members finance rising heating costs this winter.
The Home Heating Helper Loan offers members up to $2,000 at 7.99% for 10 months.
IC FCU is a $340 million credit union serving 26,500 members in the western Massachusetts counties of Worcester, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire and Norfolk.
Freddie's 30-year hit 7.03%, first above 7% since Jan. 2025, as 10-year yield tops 5.1%. ARM share jumped to 9.8%; lenders should pitch ARMs to keep payment-sensitive buyers.
Senate Democrats, led by Senate Banking Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., reintroduced a bill meant to solidify the debt liability between private equity firms and their portfolio companies, among other changes.
Gas prices are rising as a large swath of consumers are already under pressure, which could eventually affect demand for credit.
The share of American households considered "financially vulnerable" rose to 17%, the highest level since at least 2018, according to the nonprofit Financial Health Network.
The bank was determined, by multiple industry rankings and experts, to be the best mobile banking provider in the U.S.. Bank of America took second place.
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