One Side Effect of the Virus: Free Credit Reports Each Week – The New York Times

  • May 18, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, COVID-19, Credit, News

GreenPath's President and CEO Kristen Holt is featured in The New York Times about new options to obtain free credit reports, which are now available weekly during the pandemic crisis. The economic turmoil caused by the coronavirus has prompted a helpful — if temporary — change in the window that Americans have into...

4 Things to Consider before Taking a Credit Card Cash Advance; Plus Some Alternatives – Business Insider

  • April 24, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: COVID-19, News

Excerpt from Business Insider, featuring Jeremy Lark, Senior Manager of Client Services for GreenPath Financial Wellness.  The publication Business Insider featured insight from GreenPath Financial Wellness about the pitfalls of taking a cash advance from a credit card.  With record-breaking national unemployment...

Hard Inquiries vs. Soft Inquiries: What They Really Are, How They Affect Your Credit – CreditCards.com

  • January 24, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: News

Excerpt from the CreditCards.com article on how credit report inquiries can impact your credit score. Featuring Katie Bossler, GreenPath Quality Assurance Specialist & GreenPath Expert Your three-digit credit score will fall when a lender checks your credit reports or credit score, right? And if several lenders...

The Path is Always Greener – Fortune & Entrepreneur

  • January 6, 2020
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: News

Recently, members of GreenPath's Leadership Team were featured in a special section of Fortune & Entrepreneur, "Leading Women in Business: Detroit." Below is an excerpt with a link to the full article: The Path is Always Greener GreenPath's progressive financial wellness program and workplace culture create a unique...

How Lenders Use Credit Scores

  • July 27, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Credit

We’ve all heard of credit scores.  But what are they? How do lenders use credit scores? Your credit score is a number based on a formula using the information in your credit report. 

What Is a Credit Card Hardship Program?

  • June 1, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: News

A Credit Card Hardship Program is a payment plan, negotiated via your issuer, that may temporarily lower interest and waive fees when a difficult circumstance hinders your ability to pay. Financial emergencies, setbacks and major life changes can come at you quickly, making it difficult to meet monthly financial obligations...

Ways to Build Credit as a Student – U.S. News & World Report

  • January 5, 2019
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: News

Featuring Chris Dlugozima, Education Specialist Establishing credit while you're in school can help make the transition into post-graduation life much easier. Good credit can help you qualify for lower interest rates on a student loan refinance, pass an employment background check or get approved for an apartment lease....

Rebuilding Credit after Bankruptcy

  • October 30, 2017
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Blog, Credit

A stable income and two to three years of solid money management can help with rebuilding credit after bankruptcy. You can rebuild your credit!

Be Credit Wise Webinar

  • August 12, 2017
  • By: Greenpath Financial Wellness, GreenPath Financial Wellness is a trusted national nonprofit with more than 60-years of helping people build financial health and resiliency. Our NFCC-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans and homeownership.
  • Category: Credit, Recorded Webinars

The 60-minute recorded webinar covers the benefits of credit, what to know before you apply, how to establish or re-establish credit, strategies for minimizing the cost of credit, and tips for using credit wisely.

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