How These Credit Unions Embrace the Financial Literacy Challenge

Credit unions have emerged as leaders in the financial education space. The #StopMoneyShaming campaign from Philadelphia Federal Credit Union is just one example of a credit union directly counseling or educating its members about their personal finances.

More than one-third of the 5,689 federally insured credit unions in the U.S. offers financial counseling and education to members, reports the National Association of Federal Credit Unions. One in five offers financial literacy workshops.

This year, members of the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates celebrated National Credit Union Youth Month with coloring contests and prize giveaways themes around “the Science of Saving.” Five Star Credit Union in Alabama is sponsoring financial literacy classes in 18 schools.

The Cornerstone Credit Union League, representing Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma, is supporting various local programs like Money Smart Week in El Paso, TX. A joint program between Lutheran Social Service and Firefly Credit Union in Burnsville, MN, combines financial education and counseling and has helped 200 credit union members pay down $3 million of debt since 2007.

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Posted in Youth on April, 2018