Resource Articles

Our Resource Center provides education on personal and business financial topics, information on online security and fraud prevention, and articles from leaders at Sunflower Bank.

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    Personal – Homebuying and Refinancing

    Home Equity Lines of Credit

    Understanding Home Equity Lines of Credit.

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    Business - Commercial Construction Industry

    Start Every Project Right

    Committing a small amount of time to planning will improve your field productivity, eliminate mistakes, and get your projects built faster and with better quality.

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    Business - Commercial Construction Industry

    Stay Small or Be Huge: Find Your Niche

    Business owners have to make a decision to set their sights on what they want to attain. They should be excited about the future, constantly look for new opportunities, change services, and look for ways to add more value.

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  • couple looking at papers

    Personal - Banking Products and Services

    Higher Credit Limits Can Increase Your Credit Score

    Borrowing less against higher limits reduces your credit ratio and can increase your credit score.

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  • Person using calculator

    Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

    Having Children and Money

    Having a child is a major event in your family and for your finances.

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    Business - Commercial Construction Industry

    Stop Giving Money Away

    Losing small change on your construction projects can add up to thousands of dollars at the end of the year. Setting aside time to focus on increasing your net profit will boost your bottom line and allow you to make a lot more money.

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    Business - Commercial Construction Industry

    Take Time to Plan

    Without input from others, business owners tend to make decisions based solely on what only they know and their own experiences. Making individual decisions lead to a higher chance of failure because each member of a team has valuable perspective to help decision-making.

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    Personal - Security Center

    Guarding Against Payment Card Withholding and Skimming

    Making purchases with debit or credit cards is generally safer than using cash, but card withholding and skimming frauds can compromise the accounts of unwary consumers.

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    Business - Commercial Construction Industry

    Tenant Improvements

    The Tenant Improvement Allowance, also known as TIA, TA, or Work Letter, sets forth a fixed amount of what a landlord is willing to contribute to tenant improvements.

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