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Module 5
How to Build or Establish Credit
This session explores removing negatives from credit reports, readiness for a new credit line, and building a positive credit history.
Important:
Please make sure you familiarize yourself with this guide and the module before the session.
Please make sure you familiarize yourself with this guide and the module before the session.
This facilitator guide includes:
- Materials needed for the session.
- Follow-along facilitator instructions and speaking prompts.
- 1-3 discussion questions with sample answers in each section (12 total).
- Instructions for leading a small group activity regarding how to define the most suitable credit-building strategy depending on one’s financial situation.
- A worksheet for participants to complete during the activity with information about people with different financial situations, including space for participants to write down their ideas about which credit-building strategies could help these people build their credit scores.
- 10 session summary discussion questions and an answer key for the instructor to summarize the key takeaways at the end of the session.
- An optional worksheet for the participants to answer wrap-up discussion questions in a written form.
About the session:
Estimated session duration: ~ 1 hour 22 min
Recommended number of participants: <20
Materials Needed for Group Session:
- Venue: make room arrangements.
- Individual copies of Module 5 for each participant.
- Pens.
- Worksheets for each participant.
- Optional: Individual copies of wrap-up discussion questions.
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Module 5
How to Build or Establish Credit
This session explores removing negatives from credit reports, readiness for a new credit line, and building a positive credit history.
Important:
Please make sure you familiarize yourself with this guide and the module before the session.
Please make sure you familiarize yourself with this guide and the module before the session.
This facilitator guide includes:
- Materials needed for the session.
- Follow-along facilitator instructions and speaking prompts.
- 1-3 discussion questions with sample answers in each section (12 total).
- Instructions for leading a small group activity regarding how to define the most suitable credit-building strategy depending on one’s financial situation.
- A worksheet for participants to complete during the activity with information about people with different financial situations, including space for participants to write down their ideas about which credit-building strategies could help these people build their credit scores.
- 10 session summary discussion questions and an answer key for the instructor to summarize the key takeaways at the end of the session.
- An optional worksheet for the participants to answer wrap-up discussion questions in a written form.
About the session:
Estimated session duration: ~ 1 hour 22 min
Recommended number of participants: <20
Materials Needed for Group Session:
- Venue: make room arrangements.
Individual copies of Module 5 for each participant.
Pens.
Activity instructions for each group.
Optional: Individual copies of wrap-up discussion questions.
Module 5
How to Build or Establish Credit
This session explores removing negatives from credit reports, readiness for a new credit line, and building a positive credit history.
This facilitator guide includes:
- Materials needed for the session.
- Follow-along facilitator instructions and speaking prompts.
- 1-3 discussion questions with sample answers in each section (12 total).
- Instructions for leading a small group activity regarding how to define the most suitable credit-building strategy depending on one’s financial situation.
- A worksheet for participants to complete during the activity with information about people with different financial situations, including space for participants to write down their ideas about which credit-building strategies could help these people build their credit scores.
- 10 session summary discussion questions and an answer key for the instructor to summarize the key takeaways at the end of the session.
- An optional worksheet for the participants to answer wrap-up discussion questions in a written form.
About the session:
Estimated session duration: ~ 1 hour 22 min
Recommended number of participants: <20
Materials Needed for Group Session:
- Venue: make room arrangements.
Individual copies of Module 5 for each participant.
Pens.
Activity instructions for each group.
Optional: Individual copies of wrap-up discussion questions.
Important:
Please make sure you familiarize yourself with this guide and the module before the session.
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