GreenPath Financial Wellness

 

Making Your Financial Goals Happen, Together.

As a valued member of Greater Chuatauqua FCU, we are committed to serving you and care about your financial health. To support you in meeting your financial goals, we’ve partnered with trusted national non-profit GreenPath Financial Wellness to offer you free individualized counseling, guidance, and educational resources.

GreenPath has more than 60 years of experience helping people build financial health and resiliency. Their NFCC and HUD-certified counselors give you options to manage credit card debt, student loans, and homeownership.

 

As a member of Greater Chautauqua FCU, you can receive:

  • Financial Counseling – You have access to free, one-on-one financial counseling delivered by caring, certified experts. They’ll help you to understand your situation, learn about options, and make a plan to meet your goals.

  • Debt Management Services – If you have high-interest credit card debt, a GreenPath Debt Management Plan may be able to help lower your interest rates so you can pay off debt faster.

  • Housing Services – Take advantage of foreclosure prevention services, homebuyer counseling, rental counseling, and reverse mortgage counseling.

  • Credit Report Review – Learn how to read your personal credit report, how a credit score is calculated, and how to improve your score.

  • Student Loan Counseling – Understand repayment options that can postpone or lower your payments. Learn the pros and cons of each strategy so you can make an informed decision on which is best for you.

 


GreenPath counselors are here to help.

Are you ready to start on the road to improved financial health? Call GreenPath today at 877-337-3399 and one of their kind, caring, NFCC-certified counselors will help you develop an action plan to make informed financial decisions and find your path to a bright financial future. It’s free, no-pressure, and 100% confidential.

 

GreenPath Telephone Counseling Hours

  • Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern
  • Friday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. Eastern
  • Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Eastern

 

CheckRight

Learn how to manage your checking account. Greater Chautauqua is pleased to introduce our latest financial education tool called CheckRight. CheckRight is a web-based checking account management education module designed to teach you how to manage a checking account. CheckRight is a great tool if you are looking to open a checking account for the first time or you have had difficulty handling an account in the past. Among other things, CheckRight will help you learn how to:

  • Open an account
  • Write checks
  • Make deposits
  • Maintain a check register
  • Reconcile an account
  • Create a spending plan

BudgetSmart

Free Budgeting Software BudgetSmart is a new and exciting software program exclusive to Greater Chautauqua FCU. This easy-to-use software tool uses simple graphics, "pop-up" boxes and bar charts to help you manage money more effectively. You can use the program to:

  • Establish a budget
  • Track spending
  • View tips for improving areas of overspending (or inadequate saving)
  • Experiment with "what if" senerios to determine how a major purchase or change in income would impact your budget

To get a copy of BudgetSmart, click the link to the left and follow the steps to download the software to your computer. The required institution code and password will be pre-filled for your convenience, if there is an issue, please contact our financial solutions officer at (716) 665-3799.

GreenPath University

Financial education website GreenPath University exists to provide visitors with a high-quality, user-friendly, financial education website. The content on this site has been specifically chosen by GreenPath financial counselors to ensure you have access to the most up-to-date money management resources in the industry – where and when you need it.

Webinar Wednesday

Free weekly webinars GreenPath University also provides free weekly webinars every Wednesday. Topics consist of understanding your credit report, protecting your identity, financial literacy training, and much more. Click on the link to the left to register for an upcoming webinar, or to view previous videos in their archives.

Partner Courses

GreenPath Partner Courses are available to provide even more helpful information.

  • Credit Reports and Scores
  • Budgeting Basics
  • Home Buying – Preparing to Buy
  • Auto Buying

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