Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

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

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Doug Young

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

Concepts

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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.

 

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