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Halloween Candy Buy-Backs Best With Financial Literacy
On this Halloween, many financial literacy advocates are promulgating the virtues of teaching kids about money at a time when a growing number of dentists, health professionals and a vast range of organizations are paying children for the candy they collect while...
Financial Literacy Taken to Remote Corners of India
Financial literacy professionals are buzzing over news of HDFC Bank’s announced initiative bringing financial education and formal banking services to remote areas within India. The program will consist of “financial literacy camps” that will be offered in rural bank...
NFL Takes Financial Literacy to Next Level
The National Football League has long supported financial education and continues to invest heavily in promoting higher levels of financial literacy among young people, including through the Financial Football program rolled out in partnership with Visa. Financial...
District of Columbia Hosting Financial Planning Day
While much of the world has been focused on Washington, D.C. politics pertaining to the U.S. debt ceiling and related deliberations, the District also has been working to plan a major initiative to foster much needed financial education and money management...
Never Too Young For Financial Literacy
Financial education enthusiasts are buzzing over news from North Carolina that PNC Foundation, an affiliate of PNC Financial Services Group, has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library to provide basic financial literacy instruction to nearly...
Canada’s Financial Literacy Month Poised to Begin With Vigor
Financial Literacy Month begins next week in Canada, with initiatives planned throughout the country to help educate Canadians regarding their personal finances, money management and overall financial planning. While financial literacy programs, information, tools...
Guardian Life Launches Web-Based Financial Education Resource
In its latest campaign to education consumers about their finances and retirement planning options, Guardian Life Insurance Company of America announced today its release of an innovative Web-based offering that includes information, tools and other elements to help...
As Consumers Turn “Cashless” Financial Literacy is Essential
The financial literacy community is buzzing over the American Consumer Credit Counseling’s release of results of a survey they conducted, underscoring the extent to which Americans are choosing to pay with “plastic” over cash, including credit cards, debit cards...
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Student Loan Consolidation Awareness Week Fueled by Social Media
by FinancialCorps | 11/01/13
With student debt remaining one of the biggest issues faced by college graduates, Student Loan Consolidation Awareness Week could not have come at a better time. During the week of November 4th through 8th, a private student lending program dubbed cuStudentLoans will...