Posted on 29 January 2010. Tags: consumer credit, credit cards, credit report, financial literacy, financial management, Valentine
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Before you get caught up in the romance of Valentine’s Day, take a moment to consider your sweetheart’s financial health, says a Purdue University personal finance expert. Looking for financial bad habits is particularly crucial if the Valentine’s celebration is likely to include a marriage proposal, says Sharon Burns, associate professor […]
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Posted on 25 June 2009. Tags: Bob Falk, drew brees, financial literacy, Harrison High School, Jefferson High School, McCutcheon High School, PEFCU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –– On the morning of June 24, summer school was about more than reading, writing and arithmetic for students at Greater Lafayette area high schools. Students at Lafayette Jefferson, William Henry Harrison, and McCutcheon high schools received a visit from Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) President and CEO Bob Falk and […]
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Posted on 02 June 2009. Tags: credit report, Family Services, financial literacy, foreclosure, Hanna Community Center, IRS, LARA
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Fifth Third Bank Homeownership Mobile (aka the “eBus”) will be rolling into Lafayette, Indiana this Wednesday (tomorrow) and Thursday, June 3 and 4. The Homeownership Mobile is a 40-foot bus that doubles as a mobile classroom to provide credit counseling, financial literacy, homeownership assistance and foreclosure prevention directly to where people […]
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Posted on 08 September 2008. Tags: financial literacy, Harrison High School, PEFCU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –- Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) and William Henry Harrison High School will open Greater Lafayette’s second in-school financial institution on September 23. PEFCU opened the area’s first in-school financial institution in January 2005 at Lafayette Jefferson High School. “We are pleased to have this partnership with PEFCU,” said Doug Lesley, […]
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Posted on 16 July 2008. Tags: financial literacy, PALS, PEFCU
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Good money management is an essential life skill. That’s why Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) partnered with Purdue Athletes Life Success Program (PALS) to provide financial literacy content and activities during this year’s camp. “Whether we like it or not, economics has become the foundation of our entire culture,” said […]
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