When Is Paying Off Your Debts Not the Right Thing to Do?
Generally, paying off your debts and putting money down on a house are wise financial moves. Not so when the money you’re using to do this belongs to someone else. A former employee at $23 million Belen Railroad Employees Credit Union in Belen, NM, has pleaded guilty to withdrawing $118,000 from member accounts without their knowledge to pay off her debts and to make a downpayment on a new home purchase. [10/28/14]