6 Budgeting Tips for the Holidays

It’s that time of year. Black Friday and Cyber Monday (which is a whole week now), holiday travel and other holiday expenses are here. While the holiday season can be a fun and exciting time seeing loved ones, it can put a strain on your savings without proper budgeting. Help keep your finances and spending in check with these six budgeting tips from Prevail Bank.

At Prevail Bank, we recognize the importance of our local organizations and the resources they provide for those less fortunate in the communities we serve. Each of our nine branches have chosen a local program for which it will collect donations and Prevail Bank will match those donations up to $1,000 each or $9,000 total!

Anyone can contribute; a person does not need to be a bank customer to participate. We encourage...

Positive Pay is one of the most powerful tools you can use to protect your company against check fraud, specifically protecting against altered, forged, and counterfeit checks, along with ACH filtering & blocks, and account reconciliation.

Did you know, the 2022 AFP® Payments Fraud and Control Survey reports 71 percent of organizations were victims of payments fraud attacks/attempts in 2021? More than 550 treasury and finance professionals participated in...

At Prevail Bank, our goal is to help our customers, communities and employees pursue what’s possible. Being a community bank means that we are always looking for ways to enhance the quality of life in our surrounding communities. We believe that through the power of donation, we can continuously play a part in the success of local organizations, and in the community as a whole. Those organizations that applied and received a Charitable Contribution...

Maybe you've heard of a Certificate of Deposit (CD). But you're asking yourself, what is a Certificate of Deposit (CD)? Is it a savings account, a checking account, or something else? We're here to explain and help you decide if a Certificate of Deposit is the right account for you.

A CD, like a savings account is a low-risk savings tool, but with several differences. These differences between a CD and a checking and savings account are:

Interactive Teller Machines (ITMs) are a combination of an ATM with the personal service of banking in a branch. Our ITMs provide live video teller assistance from a local Prevail Banker at the touch of a button.

Although we are in full summer mode, Prevail Bank is ready to start our annual Back to School Supply Drive. In support of those families who are financially challenged, we are collaborating with local organizations, collecting backpacks, school supplies, non-perishable food items, and/or monetary donations for students in need.

Please stop by your local Prevail Bank location to find out how you can help!

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At Prevail Bank, our goal is to help our customers, communities and employees pursue what’s possible. Being a community bank means that we are always looking for ways to enhance the quality of life in our surrounding communities. We believe that through the power of donation, we can continuously play a part in the success of local organizations, and in the community as a whole. Those organizations that applied and received a Charitable Contribution this spring are listed...

Our customers and local organizations matter. To show our appreciation, we have coordinated an event that benefits everyone!

Each of Prevail Bank’s nine locations will be holding a free Shred Day Event for paper documents. The community benefits through the free shred service we’re providing and local nonprofits receive a donation. For every pound of paper shredded, Prevail Bank will donate a dollar, up to $1,000 to a nonprofit. ...

When you build home equity, you're growing your total net worth. In our latest MLO feature blog, Mike discusses what equity is, why it's good, and 5 ways to build equity in your home.

Home equity is the difference between the balance on your mortgage and the current value of your home. For example, if you have $225,000 left on your mortgage and the present value of your home is $310,000, you have $85,000 of equity in your home.