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                    <title>BBVA helps employees pay off more than $5 million in debt</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/us/employees-pay-off-more-than-5-million-in-debt/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:32:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Employee Recognition]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial health]]>
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                            <![CDATA[More than 3,000 BBVA team members are seeing the benefits of <a href="https://www.smartdollar.com/enroll/bbvacompass3316" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SmartDollar</a>, a free, holistic financial wellness program founded by finance guru Dave Ramsey, since the bank made it available to employees in 2017.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[More than 3,000 BBVA team members are seeing the benefits of <a href="https://www.smartdollar.com/enroll/bbvacompass3316" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SmartDollar</a>, a free, holistic financial wellness program founded by finance guru Dave Ramsey, since the bank made it available to employees in 2017.]]>
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                    <title>Is it too late to start saving for Christmas?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/is-it-too-late-to-start-saving-for-christmas/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 22:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and economic wellness]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                            <![CDATA[If you’re like most people, there’s not much more terrifying than that countdown to Christmas: only 120, 75, 15 days until Christmas. Not only does it trigger the anxiety to both start and finish shopping, it also usually comes with a mild panic about how to fund all those purchases.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[If you’re like most people, there’s not much more terrifying than that countdown to Christmas: only 120, 75, 15 days until Christmas. Not only does it trigger the anxiety to both start and finish shopping, it also usually comes with a mild panic about how to fund all those purchases.]]>
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                    <title>Understanding the different types of savings accounts</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 15:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[al.ortiz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Let’s face it. Saving money is not easy, especially when at every turn, it seems there are more wants that feel a lot like needs. It can be a hard fought battle.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Let’s face it. Saving money is not easy, especially when at every turn, it seems there are more wants that feel a lot like needs. It can be a hard fought battle.]]>
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                    <title>Five ways to get started with saving</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/five-ways-get-started-saving/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 20:25:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Christina Anderson]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank accounts]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank deposits]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and economic wellness]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial health]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong>According to a recent Bankrate.com survey, just four in ten people indicated they were able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense without going into debt to do so.</strong>

For these people, a savings plan is the obvious answer, but for the many Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck, even the smallest savings can feel out of reach. But it doesn’t have to be that way. <strong>Below are five tips to help you get started saving today.</strong>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong>According to a recent Bankrate.com survey, just four in ten people indicated they were able to cover an unexpected $1,000 expense without going into debt to do so.</strong>

For these people, a savings plan is the obvious answer, but for the many Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck, even the smallest savings can feel out of reach. But it doesn’t have to be that way. <strong>Below are five tips to help you get started saving today.</strong>]]>
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                    <title>Richard H. Thaler, the Nobel laureate who put behavioral economics on the map</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/richard-h-thaler-nobel-laureate-put-behavioral-economics-map/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 01:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[No utilizar]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social affairs]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Richard H. Thaler was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy, for his “contributions to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/behavioral-economics-peoples-behavior-affects-financial-decision-making/" target="_blank">behavioral economy</a>”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Richard H. Thaler was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences by the Royal Swedish Academy, for his “contributions to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/behavioral-economics-peoples-behavior-affects-financial-decision-making/" target="_blank">behavioral economy</a>”]]>
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                    <title>Meet the generations and learn about their financial habits</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:59:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[irene.cruz]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Insurance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Life style]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mortgages]]>
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                                <![CDATA[People]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Digital financial services are within everyone´s reach, but each generation has its own peculiarities when using them. Mobile banking apps have won over the centennials, while social networks influence Generation Y when it comes to changing banks, and Generation X confides in online banking. The baby boomers, meanwhile, prefer to take a stroll to the branch office.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Digital financial services are within everyone´s reach, but each generation has its own peculiarities when using them. Mobile banking apps have won over the centennials, while social networks influence Generation Y when it comes to changing banks, and Generation X confides in online banking. The baby boomers, meanwhile, prefer to take a stroll to the branch office.]]>
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                    <title>Own your debt, don’t let it own you</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/debt-dont-let/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Christina Anderson]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and economic wellness]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/en/?p=339406</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Consumer debt in the U.S. continues to be pervasive some seven years after 2008’s economic downturn. If you count yourself as one of those still struggling, take heart. With a dose of discipline and self control, you could potentially loosen debt’s vice grip on your life.

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                            <![CDATA[Consumer debt in the U.S. continues to be pervasive some seven years after 2008’s economic downturn. If you count yourself as one of those still struggling, take heart. With a dose of discipline and self control, you could potentially loosen debt’s vice grip on your life.

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                    <title>Can I ask for a loan from another European country, from Spain?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/can-ask-loan-another-european-country-spain/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Carmen Álvarez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank accounts]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank deposits]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bank services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Digital banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial and commercial services]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial products]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial regulations]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial system]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fintech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans and credits]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobile banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobile payments]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Personal finances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Commission is currently seeking to answer this and many other questions that citizens have posed about retail financial services. In 2015, the Commission launched a public consultation that is set out in a <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/finance/consultations/2015/retail-financial-services/index_en.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">document containing requests from citizens</a>, presented by the European Parliament at the close of 2016. The next step was the publication of the <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52017DC0139" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Consumer Financial Services Action Plan: Better Products, More Choice</em></a><em>, </em>with specific proposals for <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/news/economy/financial-and-commercial-services/bank-services/europe-wants-remove-borders-retail-banking/" rel="noopener">eliminating the barriers to retail banking in Europe</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The European Commission is currently seeking to answer this and many other questions that citizens have posed about retail financial services. In 2015, the Commission launched a public consultation that is set out in a <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/finance/consultations/2015/retail-financial-services/index_en.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">document containing requests from citizens</a>, presented by the European Parliament at the close of 2016. The next step was the publication of the <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52017DC0139" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Consumer Financial Services Action Plan: Better Products, More Choice</em></a><em>, </em>with specific proposals for <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/news/economy/financial-and-commercial-services/bank-services/europe-wants-remove-borders-retail-banking/" rel="noopener">eliminating the barriers to retail banking in Europe</a>.]]>
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                    <title>Trips for any budget</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/trips-for-any-budget/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 02:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Adults]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Biodiversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Life style]]>
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                                <![CDATA[People]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[The elderly]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Youth]]>
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                            <![CDATA[You may think you can’t afford to travel because of your limited budget.

But you may not be familiar with all the options that apps and the Internet offer, ranging from cost sharing to house swaps.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[You may think you can’t afford to travel because of your limited budget.

But you may not be familiar with all the options that apps and the Internet offer, ranging from cost sharing to house swaps.]]>
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                    <title>Three problems that are easy to fix if something goes wrong on your vacation</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/three-problems-easy-fix-something-goes-wrong-vacation/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 01:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Blanca González del Fresno]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Adults]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Children]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Leisure and Travel]]>
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                                <![CDATA[People]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Savings plan]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Youth]]>
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                            <![CDATA[We tend to plan our trips based on the destination, budget or what we’re going to do during our vacation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[We tend to plan our trips based on the destination, budget or what we’re going to do during our vacation.]]>
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