Seminar Topics
MANAGING YOUR CREDIT REPORT
  • Components of a Credit Report
  • Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Permissible Purposes & Purge File Rules
  • Myths About Credit Reporting
  • Credit IQ Exam
HOW TO READ AND IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT SCORE
  • What is a Credit Score
  • How to Read a Credit Score
  • Where to Obtain a Credit Score
  • How to Improve Credit Scores and what each improvement means
DEVELOPING A BUDGET
  • Components of a Budget
  • Record Keeping· Preparing a Budget
  • Group and Individual Budget Exercises
IDENTITY THEFT
  • Definition of Identity Theft & Types of Identity Theft
  • What to Do if You Are a Victim
  • Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Importance of Record Keeping

HALF DAY SEMINAR - FISCAL MANAGEMENT BASICS
CREDIT REPORTING BASICS
  • The Credit Triangle & History of Credit
  • The Credit Report Impact
  • Analyze and Discuss the Credit Report
  • How to Obtain a Copy of the Credit Report
  • How to Manage the Credit Report
  • Credit Laws & Credit Myths
  • Credit Scores Explained & How to Improve
CREDIT DECISION MAKING
  • The Cost of Credit - Examples: Purchasing a Car, Getting Credit Cards and Various Loans
  • Credit Scams Explained - Examples: Rent to Own, Check Cashing Establishments, etc.
  • Reading the Fine Print
  • Review Identity Theft - How to prevent and what to do when it happens