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Event

Financial Skills for the Real World: Credit Scores & Identity Theft

Thursday, February 20, 2020 18:30to20:30
Burnside Hall 805 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B9, CA
 Credit Scores & Identity Theft

This workshop will review the importance of credit scores and ways to boost them. You will learn how to obtain free credit reports and how improving your credit score can potentially save you hundreds of thousands of dollars. Common online scams and ways to prevent identity theft will also be addressed.

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Note: This workshop is also relevant for international students & newcomers to Canada, as it covers the basics of how credit scores function and how to boost them.

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify important aspects of credit scores, learn how to boost them, and how to obtain a free yearly copy of your credit reports.
  • Learn valuable steps to protect yourself from identity theft and what to do in case you are a victim.

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*Students attending the Budgeting & Expense Planning, Managing Your Debt, Credit Scores & Identity Theft, and Introduction to Investing sessions in full will receive an official FCAC workshop participation certificate.

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Register here!

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