3 Reasons to Monitor Your Credit Report and How Vantage West Can Help
When you know what’s on your credit report, you can have a better understanding of the factors that make up your credit score. Here are three reasons it’s important to routinely check your credit report. Read More
Benefits and Considerations of a Home Equity Line of Credit
A home equity line of credit (HELOC) is a loan that lets you borrow up to a certain amount, using your home as collateral. Here are some of the benefits and factors to evaluate if you are considering taking out a HELOC. Read More
21 Calculators for Your Life
Regardless of your goals, a great first step is to get an accurate picture of your current situation and define your goal. Read More- Start
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Jan 14, 2020
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New Year’s Resolutions for Your Wallet
Whether you set New Year’s resolutions or not, this is the perfect time to evaluate your finances and create or update your financial goals. We offer many free tools to help you consider your financial position and move in the direction you want. One tremendous resource is our online and on-demand course library. You can […] Read MoreDec 20, 2019
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Build Your Future: 5 Renovation Projects to Add Home Value In Arizona
The Arizona housing market continues to show strength after several years of continuous growth. This has left many homeowners with strong home equity. According to a report by , American homeowners possess three times more home equity than they did in 2012, when the housing market bottomed out. Arizona has seen similar trends, with Phoenix […] Read More
Why Bank Local?
April is Community Banking Month, a reminder of the benefits of banking locally. We partner with Local First Arizona to support local businesses and the Arizona economy all year round. But this month, especially, we want to highlight and expand upon the five reasons Local First Arizona encourages people to bank locally. You can get […] Read MoreApr 5, 2019
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Score! How to Earn a Winning Credit Score
With so much to worry about in the present, it’s easy to put off planning for the future. This tendency is one of the reasons your credit score might be a bit of an after-thought, even though you know it’s important. You can always worry about it later. Until the time comes to apply for […] Read More
Refinance or Home Equity Loan- Which Makes Sense for You?
Depending on your financial needs and current situation, refinancing could help lower monthly payments, change the terms of a loan, switch from an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) to a fixed-rate loan or offer other benefits. Refinancing can be a smart way to help you better manage your finances or even free up some extra money […] Read More
Tending Community In an Age of Anxiety
Seven decades ago, Auden penned the phrase, “An Age of Anxiety” in a poem of the same name. His insight spoke to a plight of the human condition, a suffering of angst born out of world wars and a cultural shift to market consumption and increased social isolation since the industrial revolution. What Auden observed was […] Read More
Spooky Spending
Regret falls across the land Concert tickets that cost a grand People wander in search of cash Buying junk and spending fast And whosoever should be here Spending their savings on tchotchkes and beer Must stand and face the confession booth To teach us lessons and give us truth The stench of green is in the air Thoughts of money no longer there Shiny new products behind every door Lose your mind when entering the store Tempting forces that you can’t see Make you lose your currency For no mere mortal can resist The capital offense of the Spender Read MoreOct 29, 2018
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Online Banking If you are logging in for the first time (or if it has been 6 months since your last log in), use temporary credentials in the box to the right. Once in, you’ll be prompted to set up new credentials.
- Temporary USERNAME: Vantage West Member #
- Temporary PASSWORD: Last 4 digits of primary account holder’s social security # (For business accounts, use the last 4 digits of the business’s EIN.)
- Once in, follow prompts to create a new Username & Password. For future logins, use your new credentials.