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NeighborWorks Financial Capability Program

Webinar Series with CFED

Credit Building is An Asset

Wednesday, July 25, 2012, 1:00 – 2:00 PM EST
Presented by CFED and NeighborWorks America

Over 500 attendees joined us for a discussion on the importance of credit building. Without a solid credit score and credit history, individuals cannot qualify for loans to buy a home or a car, start a business or even rent an apartment. Furthermore, the prevalence of predatory and payday lenders creates easy opportunities for Americans to fall into debt and damage their credit, thus hindering their ability to build other assets and financial security. Vikki Frank of Credit Builders Alliance and Nancy Yuill of Innovative Changes shared their organizations' efforts to raise awareness of the importance of credit building and discussed their initiatives aimed at helping clients repair their credit scores. Presentations were followed by a Q&A session.

Presenters included:

Vikki Frank , executive director, Credit Builders Alliance
Chris Krehmeyer, executive director, Innovative Changes
Kim Pate , chief external relations officer, CFED (moderator)

Webinar Materials

About CFED
CFED expands economic opportunity by helping Americans start and grow businesses, go to college, own a home and save for their children’s and own economic futures. We identify promising ideas, test and refine them in communities to find out what works, craft policies and products to help good ideas reach scale, and develop partnerships to promote lasting change. We bring together community practice, public policy and private markets in new and effective ways to achieve greater economic impact.

Established in 1979 as the Corporation for Enterprise Development, CFED works nationally and internationally through its offices in Washington, DC; Durham, North Carolina; and San Francisco, California.

1325 G St., NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005-3100
Phone: (202) 220-2300 | Fax: (202) 376-2600