Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center

07/19/2023

Today, we celebrated our anniversary with the City of Syracuse - Office of the Mayor! We’ve been offering professional, one-on-one financial counseling to residents in and around the City of Syracuse for four years!

Alicia Mustafa, who spoke today, is an example of someone who took advantage of FEC services. She utilized strategies to build her credit, before going through Home HeadQuarters’ first-time homebuyer education program - and her dream of homeownership will be official by the end of summer. Thank you!

07/18/2023

We'll be on the steps of City Hall tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2 with City of Syracuse - Office of the Mayor to celebrate the anniversary of the FEC! Stop by and get to know the team and the services we offer!

06/23/2023

Vacations can be pricey but you can plan a summer getaway without breaking the bank.

Vacations can be pricey but you can plan a summer getaway without breaking the bank. NBC's Stephanie Ruhle shares tips for saving money before — and after — ...

06/22/2023

Millions of Americans will soon need to make payments on their student loans for the first time in more than three years. The payment pause -- which had been sparked by economic worries from the pandemic -- will end in a few months. Sameer Gadkaree, president of the Institute for College Access and Success, joins CBS News to discuss how the resumption of payments will impact borrowers.

Millions of Americans will soon need to make payments on their student loans for the first time in more than three years. The payment pause -- which had been...

06/21/2023

Happy 1st Day of Summer!

06/20/2023

Americans now carry a record $986 billion worth of credit card debt, according to numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Americans now carry a record $986 billion worth of credit card debt, according to numbers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. CBS News MoneyWatch repo...

06/19/2023

06/16/2023

There’s nothing wrong with wanting your money to serve your life instead of the other way around. In fact, it’s realistic and healthy.

Your money should serve your life, not the other way around.

06/14/2023

Learn about the CFPB’s complaint process, and how to submit a complaint to the CFPB. Consumers’ complaints and companies’ responses provide the CFPB with insights about the types of challenges consumers are experiencing with financial products and services and how companies are responding to consumers’ concerns. Complaints support the CFPB’s work to supervise companies, enforce federal consumer financial laws, propose rules, spot and assess emerging issues, and develop tools that help empower consumers to make informed financial decisions.

Learn about the CFPB’s complaint process, and how to submit a complaint to the CFPB. Consumers’ complaints and companies’ responses provide the CFPB with ins...

06/13/2023

! 2 of our financial counselors attended the 2023 Conference! Today, they’re sharing the latest banking news and knowledge to ensure we can help those that are unbanked and underbanked in the Greater Syracuse Area!

06/13/2023

For more than three years, tens of millions of federal student debt holders haven’t had to think about saving for or paying off their loans, but that’s all ending very soon.

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Call us today, so that you can be prepared for when student loan payments resume later this year!

The debt ceiling deal cemented a late summer starting date for student loan payments to resume. Here's what you need to know and how to prepare.