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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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Spring Clean Your Database

Optimize your CRM with a spring data refresh—streamline contacts, organize leads, and improve marketing efficiency across campaigns.
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Host an Effective First-Time Homebuyer Seminar

Buying a home is a major decision. And since it is something people don’t do every day it’s a transaction most people don’t know a lot about. This is especially true if your clients are first-time homebuyers. Hosting seminars is a great way to help people better understand every detail about buying a home.
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The Benefits of Relationship Lending

You know the old saying, it pays to have friends? Well, in the world of home mortgages, it pays to be friends with your bank. Specifically, Sunflower Bank or First National 1870.
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Building with the Right Lender

Building a new home is exciting. And there are a lot of decisions to be made during the process. Most of which are about how your home is going to look when it’s completed. But one of the more important decisions you’ll need to make is what lender you’ll use.
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Did You Know? Builder Incentives with Sunflower Bank

Over the last several years business has been booming for home builders across the country. As communities continue to grow and more people purchase new and custom built homes, builders need a mortgage partner with programs that benefit them and their buyers equally.
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PMI (Private Mortgage Insurance) Explained

Every industry has its own library of jargon and acronyms that few customers truly understand. And when it comes to mortgages and real estate, it is no different. But knowing, and understanding, common terms can be the difference between a good or bad experience with buying and selling a home.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Teaching Kids About Money

Adults spend time teaching children important life skills such as reading and arithmetic, but we often don’t make the effort to introduce ideas about financial responsibility.
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Make Your Reviews Work for You

In today’s ever-more-competitive market, it’s vital that you’re getting the most out of your reviews and testimonials. Below, we outline some simple, yet crucial, ways you can put your great reviews to work for you.
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Personal – Saving, Planning & Budgeting

Using Credit Cards to Build Credit

Your credit matters. Whether you want to buy a new mobile device, apply for a rental lease, get an auto loan, or eventually buy your own home—a good credit score can benefit you in many ways.
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