For the second year in a row, students from Warwick, RI's Toll Gate High School participated in a CU4 Reality Financial Literacy Fair sponsored by Wave and held at the Radisson Hotel Providence Airport. During the Fair, students interacted with Wave representatives and area businesses as consumers with a career and monthly salary. The Fair allowed students to apply the knowledge they gained during the school year on managing their personal finances and budgeting. They experienced firsthand the realities of making ends meet monthly for expenses such as food, clothing, housing, utilities, transportation and other consumer temptations. As a result they gained a better understanding of the importance of making wise financial decisions.

Also at the fair, Warwick, RI Mayor Scott Avidesian presented a proclamation to Wave and Toll Gate High school celebrating Toll Gate High School Financial Literacy Day in Warwick.

Wave was a participant at the recent Rhode to Success Summit which brought together nearly 600 real estate agents from around the Ocean State and throughout Southern New England for a day filled with valuable content, practical information and useful marketing insights.

Attendees from around the state took part in Wave’s second annual Home Buyer Expo held recently at the Credit Union’s headquarters. The Expo consisted of 30-minute group discussions on the half-hour from experts covering the topics of qualifying for a mortgage in today’s world, credit and credit scoring and closing costs and title insurance. In addition there were a number of exhibits including a special real estate area where topics such as affording your new home, first time home buying, selling your home and RI Housing were discussed. Other exhibits covered cover credit, closing facts and figures, inspections, appraisals and homeowner’s insurance.

If you are looking to buy a home and would like an information package from the Expo, please call David Dupere at (401) 562-1238 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

As part of our financial literacy program, Wave has developed partnerships with Toll Gate High School and Winman Junior High School, both in Warwick, RI, to teach the students how to effectively manage their personal finances. Seventy-five Toll Gate students meet with Wave representatives on a monthly basis to review topics such as careers, savings, checking/debit cards, financial planning, credit and loans, budgeting and other important financial matters. At Winman there are over two hundred and fifty students learning banking basics through quarterly workshops presented by the credit union. The response to this program has been very positive, and we hope to expand it to other area schools in the future.