(PORTER COUNTY, IN)— United Way of Northwest Indiana will be holding their first Get Smart About Credit virtual event on October 21, 2021. The event will take place via zoom and will feature five different sessions on the hour, every hour from 9am to 1pm. Topics include: “Creating Your Budget,” “What is Credit?” “Building Your Credit,” “Monitoring Your Credit,” and “Repairing Your Credit.”
National Get Smart About Credit Day occurs on the third Thursday of each October, and is an initiative created by the American Bankers Association Foundation to promote learning about good credit. Whether people are just beginning their credit journey or they have an established financial history, these valuable sessions are useful in helping anyone secure a healthier financial future. Each session will be about 15-minutes long, and registration is required. The presentations will be recorded for those who cannot attend. You must be registered for the presentation to receive the recording.
This event and presentations were developed in partnership with Centier Bank, Chase Bank, First Financial Bank, First Merchants Bank, and Peoples Bank.
To register or to learn more about the sessions, you can visit www.unitedwaynwi.org/credit-day or contact Erin Stojic, Financial Wellness Coalition Coordinator, at erin@unitedwaynwi.org.