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Financial Basics
Financial success starts with a solid foundation. Get started today by learning about budgeting and financial basics.
Four Tips to Make Auto Buying Easy
In today’s economy, buying a car the car buying process may seem more stressful than ever because of the expense. According to Experian data from the fourth quarter of 2024, the average new car buyer pays around $747 in car payments per month, while the average used...
Five Steps to Take to Avoid Being Scammed
Being a smart consumer is all about knowing how to identify a scam and what action to take. Here are five steps you can take to avoid scams.
Three Ways You Can Help Children Save
Here are three ways you can help children learn to save money that will serve them throughout their lifetime.
Financial Capability Month Challenge: 30 Days to a Better Budget
A well-structured budget doesn’t have to be about cutting back – it’s about gaining control, reducing stress, and working toward what matters.
How the Psychology of Spending Affects Your Budget
To better manage our budgets, decrease debt and get control of our credit card spending, it’s best we understand our habits and start building new behaviors.
Five Ways to Turn Savings into a Game
Savings isn’t just about squirreling away money – it’s about building a secure financial future for yourself and your family. By turning it into a game, you can turn the script around and make achieving your goals a lot easier.
Avoid Using Credit Cards in These Three Situations
Before you break out that credit card, it’s crucial to know when using one makes the most sense. Here are three situations where you may want to pay with a different way – if you pay at all.
Five Surprising Facts and Fictions About Where Your Credit Report is Used
Do you know all the places where your credit could affect you? Here are five surprising places that your credit may be used to render a final financial decision.
Important Social Security Updates for Retirees in 2025
As we welcome 2025, big changes to Social Security will impact retirees and those nearing retirement.
Recent News
SESLOC Preferred Dealer Program Expands to Fresno County
Starting December 5, 2025, SESLOC is welcoming 15 new dealerships to the Preferred Dealer Program in Clovis, Fresno, and Selma.
Say Hello to Your NEW Level Up Dashboard
Log into Online Banking and look for the Level Up dashboard to see your current points and benefits in our easy-to-read charts.
SESLOC Members Break Shred Day Record in Tenth Year
For all of 2025, members shredded 191 bins at our six events across the Central Coast, for a grand total of 17.95 tons of documents destroyed.
SESLOC Expands Commercial Real Estate Lending Territory Across Central & Coastal California
To help even more projects get off the ground, we’re expanding our lending territory for commercial real estate loans. In addition to serving our home area of San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara counties, commercial real estate loans are now available to an expanded field of membership.
Auto Buyers Get Enhanced Resource with Expanded Preferred Dealer Program
SESLOC is making the experience even better for members shopping for a new auto across the Central Coast with the Preferred Dealer Program.