What Veterans Need to Know About Financial Health
When it comes to veterans and financial health, those who have served our nation face the same money problems as other Americans. It is important for everyone to plan for the future and take care of finances. Veterans deserve support and resources to stay on a positive financial footing. Learning how to manage personal...
Five Part Checklist To Improve Your Financial Fitness
Credit card debt, high interest rates, and rising prices are just a few factors that can challenge how you think about your particular financial situation. To get smart about credit and your money, financial fitness is key to our household budget. The question is, how can you improve your financial fitness? This short...
Working Through the Financial Impact of Natural Disasters
Since 1980, the U.S. has sustained 285 weather and climate disasters where overall damages costs totaled or exceeded $1 billion. Nearly one in three Americans experienced a weather disaster since June 2021. As residents in Florida and other states anticipate potentially dangerous weather, there is a risk that households...
How is Your Credit Score Calculated?
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.
6 Ways to Rebuild Your Credit – Real Simple
Excerpt from Real Simple discusses ways to reestablish credit with insight from Financial Wellness Expert, Katie Bossler. Read the full article. More than 30% of American have a credit score below 670, which is defined as “fair” or “poor.” If you fall in this category, it’s not too late to do something...
Looking at Student Credit Cards – MoneyGeek
Credit cards can help college students pay for daily expenses and build credit. But first-time card holders aren’t always given the knowledge and tools to manage them.
Big Banks Could Approve You for Credit Without a Credit Score – U.S. News & World Report
- June 7, 2021
- By: Greenpath Financial Wellness
- Category: News
U.S. News and World Report shares GreenPath's insight into a pilot program that will review information from deposit accounts to expand access to credit. Read the Full Article > A new federally backed pilot program, featuring some of the nation's biggest banks, aims to help people open a credit card even if you have...
Are prepaid cards effective budgeting tools?
As a national nonprofit guiding people to financial health and wellness, we often get questions about the use of prepaid cards to help manage monthly budgets.
Get Ready for a Credit Card Spring Cleaning
Spring is in the air, and what better way to celebrate than with a credit card spring cleaning! (Really – we’re serious.) Just like a thorough spring cleaning improves your home and gets everything in tip-top shape, a credit card spring cleaning will make a difference in your financial situation. After you...
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