FORT BELVOIR FCU

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FORT BELVOIR FCU

• Fort Belvoir FCU
• Financial Literacy
• By Patricia Kimmel

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Youth Initiatives

• Tutoring elementary students
• Student elementary school branch
• Special website links-age specific
• Youth savings
• Youth free checking

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Youth Initiatives, cont.

• Free ATM Transactions
• Student Visa
• Young adult newsletter

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Military, Family, DOD And The Community

• Educational information
• Website articles (such as.. Managing Your
  Checking)
• Website links
• Brochures available (such as..Tips on Buying a
  Used Car, Rebuilding Credit)

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Military/Family/DOD/Community cont.

• Monthly in-person educational sessions (For
  Example How to Balance Your Checkbook, What is
  Financial Counseling?)
• Quarterly in-person educational sessions (For
  Example Budget Basics, Retirement Planning)

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Military/Family/DOD/Community cont.

• Quarterly in-person educational sessions (For
  Example Home Buying, Shopping for Mortgage Loans)

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Special Efforts

• FBFCU Fort Belvoir Liaison position briefs Senior
  NCO, CSM and Commander
• FBFCU provides financial education to Senior
  NCOs -problems troops may encounter, methods to
  acknowledge, solutions

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Special Efforts, cont.

• FBFCU attends monthly BOSS (Better Opportunities
  For Single Soldiers) meetings to better
  understand financial needs of the single soldiers.

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Special Efforts, cont.

• FBFCU offers small loans, credit builder loans,
  secured credit cards, small savers certificates,
  extensive financial counseling.
• Loan denials are referred to Financial
  Counselor.leaving an open door for the member

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Summary

• FBFCU is proud to support various educational
  programs on our Post and in the community to
  benefit the financial readiness of the troops.

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Summary

• It is only natural that credit unions support
  financial literacy.We are PEOPLE HELPING
  PEOPLE!!!!!!!!
• PKIMMEL, PRESIDENT/CEO FBFCU, pkimmel_at_ftbfcu.org,
  [phone] x5124