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Ask HomeTown - Financial Answers From Your Trusted Partner

Ask HomeTown is our question and answer initiative created to respond to our members' toughest financial questions through short, easy to follow videos.

Through this series, we encourage you, our members, to ask any question relating to financial matters. We'll then share the answers and knowledge with all our members in the videos below because chances are, if you have a question, someone else likely does too! Or if the question is personal to you, we'll connect individually and provide our thoughts and advice.

So if you have a question you'd like answered, simply click below to submit it and we'll do our best to answer it shortly.

Submit a Financial Question

Ask HomeTown Video Library

View our question and answer video library by scrolling through the videos below. All videos can also be found on our YouTube channel.

Should you have any questions about our Learning Center, Ask HomeTown, or if you are interested in any other financial education support, please email KHalverson@hometowncu.coop.

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