RALEIGH, N.C., July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading
analytics software firm FICO (NYSE:FICO), will host a free
financial education online event for Raleigh and Durham on July
16 to provide consumers with knowledge and tools to gain
better insight into their financial health. Senator Thom Tillis will be a special guest to discuss
about the importance of financial education for the community.
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 crucial to helping North Carolinians
manage their overall financial health and realize their American
Dream," said Senator Tillis. "I want to thank FICO for holding this
event for the residents of Raleigh
and Durham and inviting me to
participate."
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
- National Association of Real Estate Brokers
- Urban League of Central
Carolinas
- Saint Augustine's University
- StepUp Ministry
- United Way of the Greater Triangle
- United Way of North
Carolina
- Triangle Board of Realtists
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: Thursday, July 16, 2020 from 12:00-1:15 pm EDT
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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