Financial Wellness

Keeping up with payments is an essential part of managing your money, but it isn’t always easy. A change in circumstances, such as with a job, the arrival of medical bills or a rise in the cost of living, may…

If you own a vehicle, you are probably well aware … Insurance is one of the major costs of car ownership. So, how much does car insurance cost, and how do insurance companies decide that? On average, Americans will pay…

Go figure. Before you purchase your next vehicle. The auto finance calculators in the Learning Center at Santander Consumer USA’s website can help you learn just how much car you can afford. While we are in the business of financing…

Fraud can be a scary word, especially if it’s happening to you. Now more than ever, the signs of fraudsters are all around us. Fraud indicators could be from companies about data breaches or emails letting you know your personal…

Have you ever reviewed your emails and wondered where all the “You’re preapproved!” messages are coming from? Me too. More importantly, preapproved for what? And how? I haven’t applied for anything. Receiving preapprovals, whether via email, regular mail or any…

Sometimes using industry jargon becomes second nature and we forget that others don’t always speak our language. Most of us are guilty of doing it at one time or another. Like the other day when my daughter’s “dogs were barking”…