Common Cents@Your Library and Smart Investing@Your Library: Banking and Credit
Common Cents@Your Library is a financial literacy information resource program provided by the Saratoga Springs Public Library. This GUIDE supports this program and is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the ALA.
www.fdic.gov
Find out how FDIC deposit insurance works and determine if your savings and investments are insured. Learn about Consumer Protection including credit and debit card issues.
http://www.myfico.com/
Information about how credit scores are calculated. Includes a loan calculator which illustrates how credit scores impact lending rates.
http://www.dfs.ny.gov/ This is the official site of the NY State Banking and Insurance Departments and has information on a wide variety of banking and insurance topics for consumers.
