Category Archives: Financial Literacy

Consumer Education in Responsible Financial Management is Important

Importance of Financial Literacy: Credit scores improve as ‘new-to-credit’ consumers gain credit experience!

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Wise Credit Management Steps And Its Importance

Consumer financial literacy has become a major focus for the consumer credit information industry.  Our newest contributing writer Allen Smith offers tips on wise personal credit management:

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Saving Your Valuable Dollars And Staying Out Of Debt Burden

Consumer financial literacy has become a major focus for the consumer credit information industry. Our newest contributing writer Allen Smith offers Three Basic Tips to avoid over indebtedness:  

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3 Basic Tips To Manage Your Credit As A Youth

Consumer financial literacy has become a major focus for the consumer credit information industry.  Our newest contributing writer Allen Smith offers Three Basic Tips for the young generation in how to manage credit:

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Smart Tips To Avoid Over-Indebtedness And Live On The Right Financial Track

Are you someone who has the habit of splurging with money? If you are into the habit of whipping your plastics for every single purchase, you should immediately realize this is going to lead to indebtedness in the long run. … Continue reading

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Financial Inclusion and Literacy: McGraw-Hill and Better Business Bureau Launch Free Personal Finance App for Military Families

The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), in partnership with Better Business Bureau (BBB), launched a free mobile app designed to help America’s military families make better personal decisions to ensure their financial independence.  The Military & Money App is the first … Continue reading

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IFC (World Bank Group) Establishes the SME Finance Forum

The SME Finance Forum (SMEFF) is a part of the G20′s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion. SMEFF is a platform for sharing knowledge in small and medium enterprise finance, for promoting best practices, and for collecting data to help set … Continue reading

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BIIA at the Kuala Lumpur APEC Conference on Financial System Capacity Building and Financial Inclusion

BIIA was invited to attend the meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) on May 22nd 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and participated in discussions on Financial System Capacity Building: Financial Inclusion. Financial inclusion is a very important tool … Continue reading

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