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Financial Literacy: Banking, Credit & Debt

Resources to develop your financial literacy and personal finance skills.

Banking Information

A Basic Guide Different Types of Bank Accounts
Explains what to look for in an account, from Lifehacker.
Hands on Banking
Courses for different demographics--covers topics such as banking and money management.
Opening A Bank Account
Basic information about banking and saving accounts, from consumer.gov.
Student Banking: Managing Your College Money
Advice on managing college money

Credit and Credit Card Information

Credit and Loans
Information on credit cards, banking, and loans, from the FTC.
Free Credit Reports
Information on free credit reports, from the FTC.
Your Credit History
Explains credit history and what good vs bad vs no credit history means
Your Credit Scores
Discusses the components of a credit score, from the Consumer Federation of America.

Debt

Fixing Your Credit: FAQs
Discusses how to improve your credit after falling into debt, from the FTC.
How to Get Out of Debt
Explores how to deal with debt, from the FTC.
Debt
Discusses debt and how to deal with it.

Last Updated: Nov 22, 2022 9:43 AM
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Subjects: Personal Finance

Tags: budgeting, money, personal finance