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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...
Tariffs, Trade, and Your Finances: Simple Ways to Stay Ahead
While different factors influence the cost of everyday items, trade tensions and tariffs are part of the picture. But what does that mean for your personal finances?
Teena Colebrook Honored with SESLOC Cares for Community Award for Work With CAPSLO
We’re partnering with News Channel 12 to honor nonprofit volunteers who make our community thrive. Each month, we’re choosing a different nonprofit and asking them to select a valuable volunteer to receive the SESLOC Cares for Community Award. We’re thrilled to introduce Teen Colebrook, from CAPSLO.
Nico Calanchini, Blues General Manager, Named SESLOC Young Change Maker for Community Dedication
SESLOC Credit Union is proud to honor 25-year-old Nico Calanchini, general manager of the San Luis Obispo Blues, as a SESLOC Young Changemaker for his dedication to the Central Coast community.
Moving Soon? Avoid These Common (and Costly) Mistakes
Ahead of summer’s biggest moving month, check out these five common financial pitfalls you will want to avoid.
Get Financially Literate with Your Business
No matter where you are on your business journey, it’s always important to go back and review the basics. Here’s three financial literacy tips every business owner needs to know.
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.
Five Steps to Prepare for a Mortgage
Are you ready to get a home loan? These five steps can prepare you for a mortgage before you start shopping.
SESLOC Cares for Community Award: Judy Garrett
We’re partnering with News Channel 12 to honor nonprofit volunteers who make our community thrive. Each month, we’re choosing a different nonprofit and asking them to select a valuable volunteer to receive the SESLOC Cares for Community Award. We’re thrilled to introduce Judy Garrett, from the Santa Maria Natural History Museum.
Recent News
Establishing Financial Foundations: SESLOC Equips High Schoolers with Budgeting Skills
On Friday, October 11, SESLOC returned to Pacific Beach High School in San Luis Obispo for a second year to engage 55 students in the Bite of Reality simulation. This hands-on event immerses students in a realistic budgeting app, providing them with valuable insights into managing finances. Through interactive scenarios, participants learn to navigate the distinction between needs and wants, equipping them with essential budgeting skills for real life.
Shred Days Promote Sustainability, Safeguard Against Identity Theft
Did you know that recycling one ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, and 4,000 kilowatts of electricity? Thanks to members at this year’s SESLOC’s Shred Days at our SLO, Atascadero and Santa Maria branches, we recycled 113 total bins with 17.79 tons of shredded paper— saving 302 trees, 124,530 gallons of water, 53.37 cubic yards of landfill space, and 71,160 kilowatts of electricity!
New Instant Funds Loan Empowers Individuals Facing Financial Emergencies
SESLOC Credit Union is thrilled to introduce the Instant Funds loans, a new short-term, small-dollar loans program designed to support individuals in need of emergency financial assistance. Keeping the credit union philosophy of “people helping people” in mind, we are introducing this product to ensure there is financial support for the underserved and underbanked in the Central Coast community.
SESLOC’s Financial Wellness Workshop Empowers Cal Poly Students
On Friday, May 24, over 120 student leaders participating in the Week of Welcome (WOW) program were enriched by a financial wellness workshop hosted by SESLOC at the California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) campus in San Luis Obispo. The purpose of SESLOC and Cal Poly providing this workshop was to educate WOW leaders in practical and relevant financial education
The Future is Financial: SESLOC Educates High School Students About the Importance of Budgeting
On Monday, May 20, SESLOC Credit Union hosted a hands-on, real-world living and budgeting simulation event for 70 students at Central Coast New Tech High School in Nipomo. For this event, SESLOC partnered with Bite of Reality, an app that presents real-life scenarios of maintaining a budget, to improve the financial health and wellness of the Central Coast.