The Louis Maygarden Center for Financial Literacy focuses on improving the financial health and well-being of all persons residing in the University of West Florida service area.
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What We Do
One of the main goals of the Center for Financial Literacy is to increase awareness of, and access to, effective financial education. The Maygarden Center for Financial Literacy collaborates with successful providers of financial education to provide a pathway to competency in financial literacy. The center offers various learning opportunities including workshops, seminars, and speaker series.
The center also focuses on intervention by offering credit counseling services to individuals contemplating life-changing financial matters. The counseling services are sponsored by Members First Credit Union and are personalized and offered to any member of the community. Individual credit counseling is performed by the center’s certified credit counselors.
Mission
Improve the financial health and well-being of all persons residing in the University of West Florida service area.
Vision
A prosperous, self-reliant citizenry capable of contributing to the orderly and sustainable advancement of community, state and nation.
Upcoming Events
The Center for Financial Literacy is proud to partner with financial institutions to provide a series of workshops available for free to the community.
Upcoming Workshop
- All About Credit with Gulf Winds Credit Union
- 12:30-1:30 p.m.
- November 13, 2024
- UWF Conference Center A-B
- 11000 University Parkway, Pensacola
- Register HERE
Personal Investing and Saving
with Dr. K.C. Ma, Professor of Accounting and Finance.
Credit Scores and Building Credit
with Dr. Greg Prescott, Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Becoming a 401K Millionaire
with Dr. Greg Prescott, Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Navigating the Home Loan Process
with Rich Preston, NEXA Mortgage Branch Manager.