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Veronica, JP micro-borrower and owner of La Mancha Coffeehouse, speaks to the role of La Mancha in the Old North neighborhood.
Justine PETERSEN and Credit Builders Alliance are supporting partners in the Chicago Credit Building Coalition (CCBC).
Chonda DeBoise and Galen Gondolfi of Justine PETERSEN discuss JP’s products and services on STL TV’s City Corner program hosted by Steve Potter.
Galen Gondolfi uses hair as a metaphor to discuss the differences between financial capability and financial literacy; credit repair and credit building. He describes JP services to the Aspen Institute FIELD grantees of the Credit Building as Asset Building program.
Lewis Roberts discusses the purpose and focus of Citi Microfinance, including remittance, savings and credit.
Alex Fennoy discusses Midwest Bankcentre bank branch expansion, $250,000 investment into a Justine PETERSEN micro-loan fund and their signature product: the Affordable Home Improvement Loan.
Rob Schwartz, The Bank of Edwardsville, talks about products for the under- and unbanked such as "Start Fresh" checking, Small Loan Product and the Micro-Loan Program in partnership with the Madison County Treasurer's Office and Justine PETERSEN.
Tasha Pettis-Bond, PNC Bank, discusses bank branch at Page & Grand, seminars as an outreach and education strategy and the Foundations checking account.
Justine PETERSEN has a unique philosophy that Credit is an Asset. Discover how to build good credit!
On April 2, Justine PETERSEN kicked off Money Smart Week Illinois in East St. Louis.
Microloan defined
Loans sought by entrepreneurs who do not have access to commercial or conventional loans. Parameters on microloans provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration include a $50,000 loan cap, which was recently raised from $35,000, and a 72-month amortization maximum. “The average microloan is closer to $10,000 though,” says Galen Gondolfi, chief communications officer of Justine Petersen, an SBA microloan intermediary lender. “In 2010 our average loan was $6,500, and in 2011 we will be closer to $8,000.”
Veronica, JP micro-borrower and owner of La Mancha Coffeehouse, speaks to the role of La Mancha in the Old North neighborhood.
You've probably heard about the importance of a good credit score -- it opens access to affordable mortgages, auto loans and reasonably priced credit, but it could also help to secure a job, buy a cell phone or establish utilities without paying a hefty deposit. And a low credit score will cost you. People with a weak credit rating willl pay approximately $250,000 more in interest throughout their working lives than those with stronger scores.
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