Good credit plays and important role in your financial life. Your credit score and credit report are often used to determine whether to approve your loan, credit, rent, or job application. At this workshop you will learn how to read a credit report, strategies for increasing your score. You will also learn what to avoid doing that can negatively impact it and how to build positive credit. Stay after the presentation for a Q&A. 

Presentation topics include:

• What is included on a credit report
• What impacts your score
• How to build a positive credit history
• Protecting your credit
• How to dispute errors
• How to clear collections

This online Zoom program is presented by Habitat for Humanity. Participants must register to receive a link to the program. You can register at https://www.habitatebsv.org/events/financial-counseling-webinar-9-22-20