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Fulfilling our promise with online and real-world resources.

Fulfilling our promise with online and real-world resources.

By on February 13, 2012 in Allegacy, Online Services, Smart Banking, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

At Allegacy, we made a promise to recognize the needs of our members and recommend innovative solutions that will help them make smart financial choices. As part of our ongoing efforts to fulfill this promise, we have created several online and real-world resources where you can find advice and information to help guide you in [...]

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Get your biggest tax refund, guaranteed.

Get your biggest tax refund, guaranteed.

By on January 30, 2012 in Allegacy, Allegacy Smart Blog Team, Online Services, Smart Financial Choices

The income tax filing season has begun and important tax documents should be arriving in your mailbox. Even though your return is not due until April, you can make tax time easier on yourself with an early start. Here are 5 tips to ensure a smooth tax-filing process. 1. Gather your records Round up any documents [...]

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Hometown support for a student with international ambitions.

Hometown support for a student with international ambitions.

By on January 16, 2012 in Allegacy, Community, Membership, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

With a math-intensive course load that would make most students beg for mercy, in addition to a part-time job as an Events Management Assistant at the Student Union, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill freshman Carly Wolberg is taking the necessary steps to achieving her dream of making it big in the business world. Though she won’t apply to the [...]

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Next year, plan for a winter windfall.

Next year, plan for a winter windfall.

By on December 27, 2011 in Allegacy, Smart Banking, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

Holiday presents can be a lot like snow shovels – most people put off buying them until the last minute then pay more than they normally would to get them. This year, Americans will spend an average of $831 on the holidays. Many of those purchases will be put on some sort of credit card. Which means, including interest, all those tidings [...]

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Making a difference for a student who wants to make a difference.

Making a difference for a student who wants to make a difference.

By on December 8, 2011 in Allegacy, Community, Membership, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

Rafael Grillo noticed at an early age that many cultures and countries faced similar fundamental problems. And by the time he applied to colleges, he knew he wanted to help communities work together to solve these problems. By his senior year, the dream was coming together when he was accepted to Princeton University, an Ivy League school with a [...]

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The best approach to debt is a sensible one.

The best approach to debt is a sensible one.

By on November 15, 2011 in Allegacy, Membership, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

For most Americans, debt is a vital, necessary part of daily life. Debt helps us buy our homes, our cars, and helps us to put our children through school. Debt is a journey. At some points, we might have less debt (credit cards). At other points, we might have more debt (credit cards, student loans, [...]

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Making higher education a lot more affordable.

Making higher education a lot more affordable.

By on November 9, 2011 in Allegacy, Community, Membership, Smart Debt, Smart Financial Choices

Sometimes figuring out the best way to pay for college can be even more complicated than the application process. Luckily, Allegacy offers quick, simple and helpful ways to manage planning and paying for college. We can’t write your essays for you, but we can ensure that financing college will be considerably less stressful than an [...]

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