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Smart home technology can help keep you safe, make things easier, and save you money.

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Top 11 Tech Items Homebuyers Are Looking For

From phones with cords and awkward PDAs to smart home tech that connects your phone, fridge, thermostat, oven, and even the locks at the front door, we’ve come a long way. Ten years ago, everyone was clamoring for a smartphone - fast forward to 2018...

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May is National Moving Month

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National Moving Month Is Here

May is National Moving Month and the start of the busiest relocation period in the calendar year. Around half of all moves take place in the summer...

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Take out home equity loans for expenses that will increase your net worth.

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When NOT to Tap Your Home Equity

Tapping into the equity of your home is only an advisable option in specific circumstances. You have worked hard to gain equity, so don’t tap into it...

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A new law could make mortgage qualification easier.

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Senate Passes Bill Impacting Home Loans

A new law could make mortgage qualification easier. On March 14, the US Senate passed a bill aimed at rolling back regulations from the Dodd-Frank...

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Starting a small business

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So You Want to Buy a Business?

One of the most widely used loan types the SBA offers are business acquisition loans. Much like my February commercial real estate article explained,...

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Open for business

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How CBC National Bank Can Help Your Small Business

For more than 50 years, National Small Business Week has honored small businesses and their contributions in the United States. More than half of...

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Small Business Owners

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7 Tips to Improve the SBA Borrowing Experience

A small business can be the most rewarding challenge of a lifetime. However, such a challenge brings with it an inevitable amount of stress at the...

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Family taking a break from moving

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50 Years of Fair Housing

April is Fair Housing Month, and this month is of particular import because it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. The Fair...

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FB Post CBCO

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First Federal Bancorp, Inc., Completes Merger With Coastal Banking Company, Inc.

LAKE CITY, Fla., April 2, 2018 – First Federal Bancorp, Inc. (“FFBI”), the holding company of First Federal Bank of Florida (“First Federal”) today...

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Middle Aged Couple Buying Home

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7 Tips to Improve Your Credit for Buying a Home

Tracking and maintaining credit is a vital but extremely difficult task. Large purchases such as buying a home are exponentially more challenging...

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