Chrysler Financial and Univision Chicago Host Financial Lifeskills Train the Trainer Sessions for Hispanic Community Non-Profit
February 24 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
CHICAGO, Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Univision Chicago's
"Cuentas Claras" (Financial Know-How) program, Chrysler Financial
will host a Train the Trainer Session featuring five modules from
the company's Financial Lifeskills program. The sessions will cover
Basic Banking, Basic Budgeting, Understanding and Building Credit,
Protecting and Rebuilding Credit and Purchasing or Leasing a
Vehicle on Saturday, February 24 at 9 a.m. at Mujeres Latinas En
Accion, 2124 W. 21st Place. The "Cuentas Claras" initiative
represents the financial literacy arm of Univision Chicago's
multi-issue "Avanzando Contigo" (Advancing with You) umbrella
community service campaign. Univision strives to illustrate to
viewers how to achieve the American Dream for themselves and their
families through financial know-how. Chrysler Financial is
committed to financial empowerment through education and this
training session will provide community based organizations with
needed resources and tools to offer useful information to many
members of the community. "Understanding basic financial concepts
is important to one's plans for personal financial success," said
Peter Guthrie, Director - Midwest Business Center for Chrysler
Financial. "As financial services can seem complex, it is our
mission to demystify the vehicle financing process and support
programming that supplies people with the fundamental financial
building blocks to make good financial decisions." In addition to
Train the Trainer financial literacy sessions, Chrysler Financial
has supported a Town Hall dedicated to community advancement in the
Metropolitan Chicago area and sponsored Univision Chicago's
dedicated weekly financial news segments every Tuesday at 10 p.m.,
as well as nightly primetime financial education information
capsules Monday-Sunday. About Chrysler Financial Chrysler Financial
offers a complete line of world-class automotive financial products
and services for both dealers and consumers of Chrysler, Jeep and
Dodge vehicles. In addition to offering vehicle wholesale and
retail financing to more than 2,400 Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge
dealers, Chrysler Financial also provides fleet management and
lines of credit to dealers. As an industry leader in automotive
financing, Chrysler Financial provides its customers with the most
innovative and efficient methods of doing business. For more
information on Chrysler Financial visit
http://www.chryslerfinancial.com/. DATASOURCE: Chrysler Financial
CONTACT: Amber Gowen of Chrysler Financial, +1-248-427-3126, or Web
site: http://www.chryslerfinancial.com/
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