Economic Empowerment

Financial & Consumer Resources

• Remittance Prices Worldwide.
  This website provides data on the cost of sending and receiving small amounts of money from one country to another. Called remittances, these international transfers are often initiated by migrant workers. Any reduction in remittance prices will enable more money to remain in the pockets of migrants and their families
  
• LULAC, DANR and CEAC to Hold Financial Literacy Program, Access to Credit at HOSTOS College in NY.
  
• LULAC and CEAC Form National Partnership to Promote Minority Access to Credit, Financial Literacy. Largest, Oldest Hispanic Organization in the U.S. Joins Fast Growing Multicultural Coalition
  
• SmartEdge by GMAC
  Take control of your future by learning about your credit score, credit cards, home financing, auto financing, budgeting, how to obtain a free credit report and a whole lot more
• AutoSmarts
  To Educate Hispanic Consumers About the Car Buying Process. Including negotiating the best price on new and used cars and how to avoid undisclosed mark-ups with dealer financing.
• CreditSmart
  A Curriculum to Help Consumers Understand, Build and Mantain Better Credit. Establishing and maintaining good credit is essential to building a sound financial future
  
• Federal Trade Commission
  Your National Resource for Identity Theft. Identity theft is a serious crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years - and their hard-earned money - cleaning up the mess thieves have made of their good name and credit record. In the meantime, victims may lose
  
• OnGuard: Avoid Internet Fraud
  Provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

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