Financial Literacy Seminars

Need to learn more about your credit, budget, or a new home mortgage?

FirstLight Federal Credit Union’s mission statement is simple- helping our members achieve financial success. One of the ways we demonstrate our commitment to this mission is by offering the community valuable seminars on their financial literacy. These seminars include lessons covering saving and budget, credit, and home mortgage. We believe that offering these classes, the El Paso and Las Cruces communities will be more financially literate making their financial success a certainty. Brought to you by FirstLight FCU and Affordable Housing CUSO.

Topics:

Credit: Understanding your credit is one of the vital parts of being financially successful. You credit can dictate rates you get on things on loans, car insurance, and rent. It can even influence your career. This seminar will teach you everything from knowing how to read your credit report to starting credit and recovering from bad credit decisions.

Savings & Budget: Saving and budgeting is important for securing your wealth for future planning like retirement. Investing will ensure that you achieve financial success and budgeting dollars spent every month can leave a little something extra at the end of each month. Attending this seminar will help you prepare for whatever the future holds for you and your family financially. Learn how to budget and save through smart investing and wise spending.

Mortgage: Owning a home is something that we all strive for. It is part of the American Dream. However, a purchase this large can be an overwhelming experience with a lot of different forms, fees, and details! This seminar will teach you all the fundamentals in purchasing a home, being fee savvy, and understanding exactly what everything means and how it applies to you.