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Credit Cards, Credit Reporting, Credit Scores
PresentationsGet Smart About CreditA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation that covers the basics of credit, credit cards, and the key features of credit reports and credit scores.
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Get Smart About Credit - Abridged versionA PowerPoint presentation that covers the basics of credit, credit cards, and the key features of credit reports and credit scores.
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Get Smart About Credit - Spanish VersionA PowerPoint presentation in Spanish language that covers the basics of credit, credit cards, and the key features of credit reports and credit scores.
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Credit Reports and ScoresA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on how to build a good credit history and achieve a high credit score.
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ID Theft and Credit ReportingA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on Identity Theft and its detection through and impact on credit reports and credit scores.
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HandoutsQuick Tips for Managing Your MoneyFor young adults and teens: Simple Strategies and Practical Guidance for Borrowing, Saving, Banking and Avoiding Scams
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List of Useful Websites on credit topicsSimple and important rules for keeping your finances under control. Plus web sites for finding scholarships, comparing credit card offers and handling other financial decisions.
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InteractiveKahoot InstructionsInstructions for using Kahoots (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.
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Interactive Program on Credit (Presentation)This is a PowerPoint presentation on credit and credit cards that is more basic than the popular "GetSmart About Credit" presentation. It covers roughly the same content.
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Interactive Program on Credit (Instructor Guide)This is the Instructor’s Guide for "Interactive Program on Credit" that outlines the interactive exercise on the nature and types of credit.
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SupplementalCredit Card Debt Explained (video)This video uses a pitcher and a glass of water to demonstrate the effects of minimum credit card payments.
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Student Loans & College Financing
PresentationsStudent Loans - Extended reference version (old graphics)A 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.
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Managing Student Loans - Standard versionA PowerPoint presentation on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.
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Managing Student Loans - Spanish VersionA PowerPoint presentation in Spanish language on financing a college education, with a focus on the different types and terms of student loans.
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HandoutsFAQs About College GreenlightThis document describes an internet-based program for high school students and adults that, in a user-friendly environment, guides students to college scholarships that they are likely to win.
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Quick Tips for Managing Your MoneyFor young adults and teens: Simple Strategies and Practical Guidance for Borrowing, Saving, Banking and Avoiding Scams
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InteractiveKahoot InstructionsInstructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.
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SupplementalStudent Loan Video (College Humor)A humorous description of the consequences from having too much student loan debt. Right click the icon and choose save target as (Explorer) or save link as (Firefox) to save. The file name must not be changed.
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College AidFAFSAEvery student who is applying to any college should start here. FAFSA (Free Application For Student Aid) is a mandatory application (no fee to complete) which enables schools to determine the amount of aid you are eligible to receive. They have live customer service representatives available to answer your questions at (800) 433-3243. You can also chat with them. Click here to contact a FAFSA representative via their website.
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US Department of EducationThe U.S. Department of Education site has information about federal aid programs and includes recommendations and tips for parents and students on how to pay for college.
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Hispanic Scholarship FundThe Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) is the nation's leading Hispanic scholarship organization, providing the Hispanic community more college scholarships and educational outreach support than any other organization in the country. In its over 30 year history, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $280M in scholarships to more than 90,000 students in need. Two-thirds of these students were the first in their families to go to college.
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Directory of Financial Resources for Hispanic and Latino StudentsHispanic and Latino students looking for a college education should keep a sharp eye out for scholarships and resources that can make a difference. Find some of today’s best financial, education, and advocacy resources for Hispanics and Latinos in 2022.
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CappexWe want to make it easy for you to understand how much merit aid is available to you from colleges across the country - before you apply. This is the web's first comprehensive directory of merit scholarships from colleges.
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Scholarships.comEach Scholarships.com user answers a detailed questionnaire, providing information about their academics, extracurricular activities, and individual background. They use this data to generate a customized list of grant and scholarship opportunities that match the student's qualifications. At the heart of this process is a comprehensive scholarship database.
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Bankruptcy
PresentationsWhy You Don’t Want to Go Into BankruptcyThis PowerPoint program describes the history of consumer bankruptcies, key features of chapter 7 and chapter 13, and the costs and limitations of going through bankruptcy. It contains rock music and some animation
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InteractiveKahoot InstructionsInstructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.
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Budgeting & Financial Literacy
PresentationsBudgeting & SavingA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.
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Budgeting & Saving - Spanish versionA PowerPoint presentation in Spanish language on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.
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InteractiveKahoot InstructionsInstructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.
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SupplementalBuilding Block to Help Youth Achieve Financial CapabilityThis booklet from the CFPB discusses a variety of techniques to measure the success of financial education programs [uploaded April 2018].
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CFPB FinEx Webinar on Measuring Youth Financial CapabilityThese are slides from a CFPB webinar that discuss the different attributes and characteristics that should be measured in assessing the effectiveness of financial literacy education.
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Scams and Identity Theft
PresentationsFrauds and ScamsA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on typical frauds and scams young adults to be aware of, and avoid
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ID Theft and Credit ReportingA 50-minute PowerPoint presentation on Identity Theft and its detection through and impact on credit reports and credit scores.
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InteractiveKahoot InstructionsInstructions for using Kahoot (a web-based teaching tool that asks students to use their phones to answer questions) in the classroom.
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Archive
Credit Cards, Credit Reporting, Credit ScroresTop 10 MistakesThis Word document contains a crisp summary, in a David Letterman format, of common credit mistakes.
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Always Leave Home Without ItThis scholarly study demonstrates that people with credit cards spend more than people without credit cards. It also gives suggestions to fight the impulse buying that comes with having a credit card.
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Student Loans & College FinancingFederal Reserve Bank of NY Staff ReportsCredit Supply and the Rise in College Tuition: Evidence from the Expansion in Federal Student Aid Programs
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BankruptcyMichael Vick's Bankruptcy SchedulesA copy of actual papers filed in Vick’s bankruptcy case used to demonstrate the lack of privacy in bankruptcy.
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Budgeting & Financial LiteracyConsumer Financial Protection BureauThis study by the CFPB explains that there is more than one “credit score” and gives a lot of useful information about the impact on consumers of these different credit scores.
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Abridged version of Budgeting and SavingsA PowerPoint presentation on budgeting and savings, how to create a budget, types of expenses, and tips for saving for financial goals.
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