Online Personal Finance Courses for CU Staff Available

July 16, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Katye Long
CUNA Communications; (608) 231-4038
klong@cuna.coop

MADISON, Wis. – The first of a series of self-study personal finance courses to help credit union staff understand the basics of personal finance was recently added to CUNA’s Web-based training service, CPDOnline.

The online interactive courses – available in English and Spanish – are designed to help staff become more knowledgeable decision makers with their own finances.

The first topics to become available include:

• Couples and Money – learn the tools to help partners budget money and enhance their relationship. It teaches how to improve communication skills, set financial goals, and build a spending plan. Couples also evaluate their accounts, insurance, and loans to ensure everything is in order.
• Used Car Buying – offers strategies for finding and buying a quality used car. It helps users determine what they are looking for in a car, pre-buying research, calculating payments, dealer and seller negotiations, and using their credit unions.

More than 20 overall courses – including five additional staff personal finance courses – will be added to the CPDOnline membership later this year. Upcoming personal finance topics will explore credit management, home buying, new car buying, checking accounts, and identity theft.

For more information, visit training.cuna.org and select the “CPDOnline” link.

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