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SECU Relaunches The Buck Starts Here
Posted February 20, 2012
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Ever notice how young people are constantly bombarded with marketing promotions for various - and sometimes dodgy - products and services? How can they you cut through all that promotional-speak and make smart money decisions?
That's where FoolProof comes in. SECU - Maryland's largest state chartered credit union - is partnering with the nationally-respected FoolProof Initiative to provide its members with strong consumer advocacy on issues that impact their money. The founder of FoolProof, Will deHoo, gives a voice to the financial issues facing young adults.
FoolProof doesn't "do" marketing. Rather, its team provides young people with tough-as-nails consumer advice on any issue impacting their financial wellbeing.
FoolProof will be providing that same tell-it-like-it-is advice on SECU's The Buck Starts Here website. Every month, the site will include new features and breaking news stories on issues and scams that target young people. For example:
·Ready for a new set of wheels? Read about the "zero fairy tale" at car dealerships, trouble while first-time car buying and about throwing money out the window on financing.
·Going to college soon? Find out all the "ins and outs" on colleges, campus cards, and how to save $50,000 in just two years.
·Networking on social media? Avoid getting kicked out of school, sacked from your job, or getting into trouble with your parents or spouse.
"We are committed to supporting financial education and being able to provide a free, web-based program helps us with that commitment," says SECU President and Chief Executive Officer Rod Staatz. "Who wouldn't want to be smarter about money, and have the confidence to make the best decisions when it comes to the quality of life? Through The Buck Starts Here, FoolProof give real financial education and real consumer information, and tells the truth about products and services in terms that make sense."
ABOUT SECU:
Founded in Baltimore in 1951, SECU is the largest financial cooperative in Maryland. SECU is ranked among the top 47 credit unions for total assets in the U.S. As of August 2011, assets were $2.4 billion.
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