How is Your Credit Score Calculated?
- September 16, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Credit, Credit Reports, GreenPath University
Ever wonder how your credit score is calculated? It is a common question and can be helpful to explore. Your credit score is a number based on a formula using the information in your credit report. The result is an accurate forecast of how likely you are to pay your bills. Your Credit Score Considers...
How to Manage Expenses Using Simple Budgeting Guidelines
- September 11, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Budgeting, GreenPath University
Exploring ideas on how to manage expenses? Some simple guidelines can help on your journey to financial health. As outlined in the video above, it is helpful to look at simple budgeting guidelines, to see if they will work for you and your household. The Place to Start To get the process going, many people find...
College 529 Savings Plan
- September 8, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: College, GreenPath University, Saving
A 529 savings plan is a tax-advantaged option designed to encourage saving for future college costs. There are two types of 529 plans.
Know Your Options: Working Through the Financial Impact of Disasters
- August 28, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Financial Health Tips
Whether facing an unexpected natural disaster, or the continued challenges of ongoing national emergencies, you can never be too prepared for the financial impact to you and your household. Sometimes having a game plan can reduce stress, even when faced with unexpected emergencies. Here are suggestions to manage the...
How to Move Forward as COVID Forbearance Relief Meets First Timing Milestones
- August 27, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: GreenPath University, Housing, Media Coverage
It’s been several months since lenders and federal agencies started offering COVID forbearance relief assistance programs aimed at giving Americans a break on their mortgages. These relief programs made it possible for many people to stay in their homes while dealing with the financial challenges of the pandemic crisis. Now,...
HUD-Certified Counselors Offer Free Counseling to Avoid Eviction, Foreclosure – Fox26 Houston
- August 25, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Coronavirus, Foreclosure, Housing, Media Coverage
GreenPath's President and CEO Kristen Holt is featured in a FOX26 Houston News segment about options for those facing eviction, foreclosure during the pandemic crisis. As CARES act relief expires, rent and mortgage payments are coming due. If you can't afford to pay them, HUD-certified counselors say they're ready to...
Is a Credit Card Cash Advance Better Than a Payday Loan? – creditcards.com
- August 25, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Credit, Debt management, Media Coverage
From creditcards.com, Jeffrey Arevalo, financial expert at GreenPath Financial Wellness, provides details about the pros and cons of short term loans such as credit card advances and payday loans. In a time of financial challenge, many people look to get cash into their budgets as fast as possible. For those that don't...
Learn How to Budget in 7 Easy Steps
- August 24, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Budgeting, Recorded Webinars
ON DEMAND - VIEW NOW: Have you experienced a sudden change, such as loss of income? Is your unemployment income set to expire? Learn how to budget with intention! Learn how a few choices now can make budgeting each day easier. In this webinar, we share how to: Prioritize your most important expenses Build...
Some Issuers Not Delivering on COVID Relief, CFPB Reveals – creditcards.com
- August 18, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Coronavirus, Credit, Media Coverage
Excerpt from creditcards.com features GreenPath’s Jeremy Lark and steps to take when issuers fail to offer mandated relief. As the pandemic continues, many have reached out to their credit card issuers about getting help but have come up short from those issuers not delivering COVID relief. Unfortunately, consumers...
Know Your Options: One-on-One Guidance Available from HUD-Certified Housing Counselors
- August 13, 2020
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: Coronavirus, Housing
This content was created in part thanks to a grant from Wells Fargo. CARES Act mortgage forbearance and other relief options are now expiring, or in some cases are up for renewal with no final plans coming from lawmakers. Getting guidance from HUD-Certified Housing Counselors helps people cope with the uncertainty. The Mortgage...
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