One of the missions of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions (LSCU) is to teach financial literacy to as many people as possible. Financial literacy empowers people with the information they need, providing answers to every day questions, including:

• Money management
• Credit basics
• Financial goals
• Retirement planning
• Identity theft solutions
• Marriage and merging finances
• Dealing with credit card debt

By using programs like the National Endowment for Financial Education's High School Financial Planning Program, career fairs, seminars and workshops, LSCU brings easily understandable, free financial education to teachers, students and adults across the Southeast. For information on bringing financial literacy training to your credit union, contact the Cooperative Initiatives department.

REAL Solutions Enhanced Financial Counseling Certification Program (FiCEP)

Earn your Credit Union Certified Financial Counselor (CUCFC) designation through the REAL Solutions Enhanced Financial Counseling Certification Program (FiCEP). The LSCU and the Southeastern Credit Union Foundation (SECUF) are pleased to partner with the National Credit Union Foundation’s (NCUF) REAL Solutions program and CUNA to offer this unique financial counseling training program.

• Proven financial counseling skills that become part of the credit union’s culture
• Written so anyone can offer financial counseling during member interactions
• Certification that satisfies members’ needs as they continually look for the value of a credit union
• Differentiates a credit union by having certified financial counselors
• Helps members transform the way they deal with money through real-world counseling

The deadline for the 2013 class registration is April 29. Click here to view more information about the program and a program schedule. LSCU will order all the materials and distribute them to participants. To view the program's informational webinar, click here. To view the webinar's presentation slides, click here.

Credit unions interested in having staff trained to become financial counselors should contact LSCU Director of Member Relations Adena Whitman at 866.231.0545 ext. 2134.

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