KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading
analytics software firm FICO (NYSE:FICO), will host a free
financial education event in Kansas
City on June 30 to provide
consumers with knowledge and tools to gain better insight into
their financial health. Congressman Emanual
Cleaver will be a special guest at the event to talk about
the importance of financial education for the community.
Jackson Winsett, assistant Vice
President of Community Affairs and Community Affairs Officer at the
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
City will also be joining to provide a few remarks.
The event is part of FICO's "Score A Better Future" program,
which focuses on helping consumers improve their understanding of
their credit and overall financial health. Consumers will learn
from credit experts what the key ingredients are that make up the
FICO® Score, and the myths and facts about FICO Scores,
which are used in more than 90 percent of lending decisions
(Mercator Advisory Group Analyst Report 2018).
"Financial literacy is an invaluable asset that enables
financial success. Not every member of our community has had the
opportunity to acquire these skills, which is why programs like
"Score A Better Future" are a great benefit to the people of
Kansas City. This program
represents an opportunity for all who attend to learn how to better
navigate the forces that influence their financial
wellbeing," said Congressman Cleaver II.
FICO has partnered with Operation HOPE to provide attendees with
the opportunity to make appointments for free one-on-one credit
coaching from non-profit financial well-being coaches to help
attendees develop a plan to address their financial goals.
Other FICO partners for the event include:
- Consumer Action
- National Urban League
- National Consumers League
- Operation Hope
- NAREB
- Community Action Agency of Greater
Kansas City
- Greater Kansas City Chamber of
Commerce
- Women Employment Network
- United Way of Greater Kansas
City
- One KC for Women
- Urban League of Greater Kansas City
- LISC
- Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City
- Women's Foundation
To register for the event or get more information about the
Score A Better Future program, visit
http://www.scoreabetterfuture.com/
Who: FICO and Operation HOPE credit counselors
What: Score A Better Future is a free community
education and financial empowerment program by FICO in partnership
with local and national nonprofits.
When: Tuesday, June 30,
2020 from 12:00-1:15 pm
CDT
Where: http://www.scoreabetterfuture.com/ (Virtual
link to webinar provided upon registration)
About FICO
FICO (NYSE: FICO) powers decisions that help people and businesses
around the world prosper. Founded in 1956 and based in Silicon
Valley, the company is a pioneer in the use of predictive analytics
and data science to improve operational decisions. FICO holds more
than 195 US and foreign patents on technologies that increase
profitability, customer satisfaction and growth for businesses in
financial services, telecommunications, health care, retail and
many other industries. Using FICO solutions, businesses in more
than 100 countries do everything from protecting 2.6 billion
payment cards from fraud, to helping people get credit, to ensuring
that millions of airplanes and rental cars are in the right place
at the right time. Learn more at http://www.fico.com.
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