The Credit Card Act of 2009 - Georgia Library Association
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A Money Matters Quiz
Q: What percentage of Americans carry
credit card balances up to $10,000
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
50%
33%
87%
10%
21%
Goals
Targets GED students
Classes cover
Budget
Credit scores
Banking
More
Results
206 students in at least 1 class
78 completed all 6 (38% completion
rate)
GED graduates – in progress
What is financial literacy?
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FINRA Report
1,500 surveyed
½ trouble with regular expenses
No rainy day funds
Non-bank borrowing
Reality check
52% -- own financial knowledge good
BUT many
Incur late fees, other expenses
Fail to compare
Cannot calculate interest
A Money Matters Quiz
Q: What percentage of Americans pay their
credit card balance in full each month?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
71%
22%
54%
13%
5%
Georgia
3rd in bankruptcies
12% “unbanked”
45% of those without
a high school
diploma
Why the library?
IMLS report on 21st century skills
Themes
Financial literacy
Environmental literacy
Health literacy
Global awareness
Smart Investing @ Your Library ®
Partnership with FINRA and
ALA/RUSA
Started in 2007
More than $3 million in grants
Application by invitation only
Go to smartinvesting.ala.org
Money Matters
Community programs
6 hours of basic financial instruction
“Graduates” qualify for GED
scholarships
About Athens
A great place to live!
Home to University of Georgia
Athens consistently rated among
“bests”
For retirement
College town
by Kiplinger
The “other” Athens
High poverty rate
Low high school graduation rate
Low educational attainment
High unemployment
Two Athens
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A Money Matters Quiz
Q: Which is true of Millionaires?
A. 77% drive an older car
B. 20% inherited their money
C. 80% are college graduates
D. the most popular brand of car is FORD
E. All of the above
OneAthens
Community-wide forum
Education a key goal
Better-educated workforce – more
jobs & better-paid workers
Benefits of GED or diploma
Increase earning power
More job opportunities
Jobs with better benefits
Financial Security
Grant idea
Partner with Athens-Clarke Literacy
Council
Library offers financial literacy classes
ACLC offers GED scholarships
Putting it together
Take Money Matters classes
Learn about finance, credit, banking,
etc.
Complete 6 classes
Putting it together
Complete GED exam
Get a job
Earn good wages
Manage money better because of
Money Matters classes
We won!
January 2009
Grant covers
Salary
Library materials
Printing, publicity, etc.
LearningExpress
A Money Matters Quiz
Q: All consumers are legally entitled to
receive free which of the following:
A.Their credit score
B.A copy of their credit reports annually from each
of the three main credit-reporting bureaus.
C.A detailed debt-to-income analysis
D.Access to freecreditreport.com
E.Two copies of their credit report
The Credit Card Act of 2009
The new requirements phased in starting August 2009-
August 2010
Goal
More transparency & easier to understand terms
Enhanced Consumer Disclosures
Consumer Protection
Protection of Young Consumers
Provisions of the Act
Consumer Protections
Limited interest rate increases
The right to opt out
Limits on over-the-limit fee
Subprime credit cards
Protection of Young Consumers
Limited credit to Young Adults, under 21
Enhanced Consumer Disclosures
Minimum Payments
What the new credit card
law means to you
Higher upfront cost
Annual fees
Fewer Reward cards
Shorter grace periods
Account closures & Credit limit reductions
No advance notice required
No cap on interest rates
Less accessibility for low income & bad credit
Credit Score Factors
Course Development
FINRA Modules
Money Matters Advisory Board
GED pilot program
GED Pilot Program
Benefits
No transportation
No need for childcare
Unforeseen benefits
GED class make-up
Collection
Adult
Basics
Retirement / Mortgages / College
Sophisticated Investors
ValueLine and LearningExpress testing database
Young Adult
Children
Money Matters Web Page
Classes
Internet links
Ask Teri
www.clarke.public.lib.ga.us/
hqdepts/moneymatters.html
Classes
Money Matters Series
6 one hour classes
GED scholarship opportunity
Offered at GED program locations
Community Classes
UGA School of Law, UGA College of Family and Consumer Science
Athens Land Trust and the NEFE
Money Matters
Managing Your Credit Score
Investing Basics
Investing II
*Money Matters for Engaged and Newly Married Couple
Civic clubs, Kiwanis and Invest clubs
Outcomes
# taught
Class demographics
Class Evaluations
Testimonies
Post class evaluations
Sustainability
Establish the ongoing need for the program
Evaluate to ensure we are meeting the need
Determine cost to continue the program
How to fund the program going forward
Replicability
Do your homework
Start small
Look for partners (credit union, local
colleges)
Other grants
Sources:
• "FDIC Economic Inclusion." FDIC Economic Inclusion. http://www.economicinclusion.gov/
•"FINRA Investor Education Foundation." FINRA Investor Education Foundation
http://www.finrafoundation.org/.
•"Goodbye to Complacency Financial Literacy Education in the U.S. 2000-2005." Institute
for Socio-Financial Studies. http://www.isfs.org/documents-pdfs/GoodbyetoComplacencynocover.pdf
•"IMLS - About Us - National Initiatives." Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm.
•"Smart Investing @ Your Library | Financial and Investor Education Resources." Smart
Investing @ Your Library | Financial and Investor Education Resources.
http://smartinvesting.ala.org.
•"U.S. Treasury - Office of Domestic Finance - Council on Financial Literacy." United States
- Department of The Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov/offices/domestic-finance/financialinstitution/fin-education/council/.