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Our Advantage Insights Blog gives our members the opportunity to learn more about Piedmont Advantage's community involvement and engagement activities, products and services and financial education offerings. By staying in the know, you're more in control of your finances and future financial successes.

New Year’s resolutions are very common this time every year, but often, by February, they have been tossed out. In this Headlines and Fine Print episode, President & CEO Dion Williams urges you to keep your financial resolutions on track.

In a world that primarily revolves around banks, misconceptions about credit unions are everywhere. In the first Headlines and Fine Print episode of 2025, PACU President & CEO Dion Williams dispels some common myths about credit unions.

Ring in 2025 with a plan to build up your credit. The start of a new year is a great time to create new financial goals and plans for how to achieve them. Although you can't improve your score instantly, following these tips throughout the year will significantly enhance your credit score.

As we ring in the New Year, let’s talk resolutions, not the kind that fade away by February but practical ones for your financial future. Here are five resolutions to help you take control, save smarter and live with less financial stress in 2025.

Looking for ways to enhance your child's financial literacy? Try the word search activity for a fun and interactive way to learn about PACU's products and services!

It’s never too early to start teaching your kids the importance of saving money, especially since we are often bombarded with spending temptations. At Piedmont Advantage, we believe our youth deserve more than essential financial services.

Start the new year with a fun, interactive game that teaches your kids essential money skills in just 45 minutes. The 2025 Financial Kickoff is a hands-on way to set financial goals, practice smart money decisions and create a savings mindset, all while having fun together as a family.

With almost 15 years of working in a credit union under Maleia Brown’s belt, she knows how to help members with whatever financial issues or obstacles they face. Maleia is now the branch manager of PACU’s Advantage Way location. Once her then-branch manager moved to PACU, Maleia shortly followed in 2015 and has been here since.

As the PACU Foundation’s Annual Holiday Giving Campaign nears its end, we reflect on the many small acts of kindness and generosity from our members, employees and neighbors this year. Regardless of size, every donation went directly to programs that help residents in our communities overcome financial hardship.

Imagine concluding your year with the best financial advice from one of our most trusted experts in the industry. This is precisely what Dion Williams, the President & CEO of PACU, offers in his latest episode of "Headlines and Fine Print," where he discusses everything from avoiding holiday scams to mastering end-of-year budgeting.

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Headquartered in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and founded in 1949 within the aviation industry, Piedmont Advantage Credit Union (PACU) serves member-owners, who reside, work, worship, attend school or operate a business in one of the six counties it serves in North Carolina or who are employed by one of its many employer companies. These six counties are Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Mecklenburg and Rockingham.

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