Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Financial Fitness for Life, Chapter 13: Credit Reports and Scores

January 28 7:00-8:00pm ET
Time: 60 mins,
Updated: January 29 2021,
Presenter: Doug Young
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Describe what a credit report is and how it is used.
  • Summarize the information used to calculate a credit score.
  • Explain the factors that improve a credit score.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Budgeting, Credit, Saving

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In this personal finance webinar, explain what a credit report is, how to read one and why it’s so important.

Description

An overview of Chapter 13: Credit Reports and Scores.

Students will be introduced to the kinds of information used by credit bureaus to calculate credit scores, and learn about the financial costs associated with varying credit scores and how to improve them by way of group activities.

 

Resources

Subjects:
Personal Finance

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