Good Debt, Bad Debt: How to Live Credit Smart

Speaker: 
Maxine Sweet
 
01 Nov 2011
 
8:00 PM
 
Sun Room, Memorial Union

Maxine Sweet is vice president of Experian North America's Public Education organization and leads Experian's consumer education, community involvement and corporate responsibility teams. She represents Experian in such national education programs as the JumpStart Coalition for Financial Literacy and LifeSmarts, both of which have the goal of reaching students with critical knowledge and empowering them to live credit smart. As editor of Ask Experian, a financial education advice column, she helps consumers understand credit reporting and how to use credit wisely. She is also a member of the board of directors of Call For Action, a national consumer help organization, as well as InCharge, one of the nation's leading credit counseling organizations. Greater Iowa Credit Union Business Lecture Series.


Maxine Sweet has more than thirty years of experience in information services, is a Certified Personal Financial Counselor, and holds an undergraduate from Henderson State University in Arkansas and a master of business administration degree from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock.