CONSIDER THIS: The price of back-to-school shopping Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: The price of back-to-school shopping

July 9th, 20191100 Georgians may not be planning to spend as much as the national average on back-to-school shopping this year – but that doesn’t mean the supply run will be cheap.  According to a Deloitte Back-to-School survey, back-to-school season has become the second biggest shopping season of the year in the U.S. American households were...
CONSIDER THIS: Keeping alert for possible elder financial exploitation Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: Keeping alert for possible elder financial exploitation

June 11th, 20190199 Georgians may not have a clear grasp of the prevalence of financial exploitation and abuse of elderly adults. In a survey of more than 3,000 Georgians by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the trade organization for credit unions in the state, the majority of respondents – about 77 percent – say they’ve never known an elderly...
Georgia couples grapple with financial anxiety Consider This

Georgia couples grapple with financial anxiety

May 7th, 20190130 It’s not uncommon for Georgia couples to stress about money. According to a poll of more than 3,000 Georgians conducted by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the trade organization for credit unions in the state, about 42 percent of respondents said finances have been a cause of stress in their romantic relationships. Georgians...
CONSIDER THIS: Financial literacy could use improvement Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: Financial literacy could use improvement

April 8th, 2019781 Not all Georgians feel the strain of poor financial understanding, but as a whole, the state’s financial literacy could use improvement. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the United States does not excel in financial literacy. The latest available data from the center’s Program for International Student...
CONSIDER THIS: Informed consumers are better protected Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: Informed consumers are better protected

March 4th, 2019161 On average, Georgians consider themselves adept at protecting their personal information – but research suggests that may not be enough to keep identity thieves at bay. According to a Georgia Credit Union Affiliates survey featuring about 3,400 respondents, about 85 percent consider themselves to be well-informed consumers when it...
CONSIDER THIS: Sticking to financial resolutions Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: Sticking to financial resolutions

February 1st, 2019055 Georgians, like most Americans, entered 2019 hoping to better their finances – but many have likely already fallen off track. In a Georgia Credit Union Affiliates survey of more than 3,000 Georgians, 52 percent said their new year’s resolution was to get on a budget. That statistic isn’t surprising; many Americans looked...
CONSIDER THIS: Remaining vigilant during tax season Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: Remaining vigilant during tax season

January 9th, 20192115 Georgians have a clearer concept of taxes than the average American, but there’s still confusion in the Peach State as the country moves forward with its new tax laws. A survey of 3,398 Georgians conducted by Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, the state trade association, found that the majority of respondents, 69 percent, know how...
CONSIDER THIS: The importance of credit scores Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: The importance of credit scores

December 3rd, 2018073 Georgians are paying attention to their credit scores. In a Georgia Credit Union Affiliates survey featuring 8,069 responses, 61 percent of respondents reported checking their credit scores within a three-month period. That’s compared to 10 percent who had checked within the last year and 5.5 percent who’d last sought their scores...
CONSIDER THIS: The anxiety over saving for retirement Consider This

CONSIDER THIS: The anxiety over saving for retirement

November 1st, 2018061 Georgians worry about retirement. In a Georgia Credit Union Affiliates survey administered in June featuring 8,069 respondents, about 73 percent said they had at least one major financial concern about retirement. More than half of the survey’s respondents – about 56 percent – have already retired from full-time employment or...
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