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Credit Counseling Tips

What is it to be “creditworthy” – and why is it essential for you? And if your credit history is not quite up to par, what can you do to improve it? Check out these credit counseling tips.

To paraphrase the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of being “creditworthy” is a person or company who is trusted to receive credit because they’ve shown by past behavior that they will pay it back. Sounds straightforward, but it takes work to attain and maintain creditworthiness. Whether you are an individual or a business, you will probably need “good credit” to establish a place to live, get hired for a job, launch a new business – or acquire a loan to support your other personal or professional goals. Where do you begin?

Going the Extra Mile

Typically, if you are looking for a poultry loan, you have to travel to a bank’s office to meet with someone who is dressed in a suit and shiny shoes. Or, you fill out an impersonal set of web forms for a bank that only exists online, and you never meet a human being. Regardless, it’s about doing things the bank’s way and in their setting. And even when you are working with a specific human being, it’s hard to tell if they’ve ever even set foot on a commercial poultry farm.First Financial Bank Poultry Lenders do things differently.

Summer Garden Fish Tacos

Ingredients

1 medium ear sweet corn, husk removed
1 poblano pepper halved and seeds removed
4 tilapia fillets (4 ounces each)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 yellow summer squash, halved lengthwise
1 medium heirloom tomato, chopped
1/3 cup chopped red onion
3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon grated lime zest
3 tablespoons lime juice
8 taco shells, warmed
1/2 medium ripe avocado, peeled and sliced

Directions

Lightly oil the grill rack. Grill corn and pepper, covered, over medium heat until tender, 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally. Cool slightly.
Meanwhile, sprinkle fish with salt. Grill fish and squash, covered, over medium heat until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork and squash is tender, 7-9 minutes, turning once.
Cut corn from cob and place in a bowl. Chop pepper and squash; add to corn. Stir in tomato, onion, cilantro, lime zest and lime juice. Serve fish in taco shells; top with corn mixture and avocado slices.