| 6/28/07 | No LDS bankruptcy link? |
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Deseret Morning News
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| 5/23/07 | Financial Expo Held at UVSC--Daily Herald Article |
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| 5/9/07 | Students Learn Ins and Outs of Self-Sufficiency |
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Daily Herald
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| 4/10/07 | Teaching life lessons in dollars and sense |
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| 4/6/07 | Jodi Jones Becomes New Board Chair--Enterprise Article |
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| 3/29/07 | CNN 5 steps to raising money smart kids |
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| 3/15/07 | Utah Jump$tart Hires Administrative Assistant-Enterprise Article |
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| 3/15/07 | Utah Jump$tart Hires Administrative Assistant-Standard Examiner Article |
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| 10/20/06 | Janet Bodnar to Keynote Financial Summit |
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Deseret News
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| Parents are and should be the primary source from which children learn the values of money management, according to the keynote speaker of the Utah Jump$tart Coalition's Financial Literacy Summit.
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| 10/1/06 | Money Matters in Classroom |
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Jennifer Nii, Deseret News
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| The requirements are fourfold: financial goals and planning; career and income planning; money management; and saving, investing and retirement. The state launched pilot programs at a handful of Utah schools last year, conducted a three-day teacher training this summer and sent them into the classroom. To see the General Financial Literacy Course curriculum, visit www.uen.org/financial_lit. The Web site also includes tools and tips for students and parents.
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| 4/18/06 | Utah Students Improve Their Financial Literacy |
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Deseret News
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| Utah's high school students turned in above-average scores in a recent national money management test, but local and national financial literacy advocates say there's still a long way to go to teach kids the ABCs of dollars and cents.
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| 4/18/06 | Breakdown of 2006 Financial Literacy Survey |
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Deseret News
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| 4/18/06 | Utah Jump$tart Coalition Receives National Award |
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Deseret News
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| The Utah Jump$tart Coalition was awarded the 2006 National State Coalition of the Year award from the national Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy. |
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| 12/4/05 | Teaching Teens how to control credit |
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Daily Herald
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| High school students can apply for their own credit card when they turn 18, but less than half of them know enough about personal finances to use plastic responsibly, according to one nonprofit organization. |
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| 10/21/05 | Teaching Your Kids to Be Money-Savvy |
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Bankrate.com
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| Children between the ages of 5 and 14 have direct purchasing power of more than $40 billion a year and influence $146 billion worth of purchases. Yet, few children are taught, either in school or at home, about managing money.
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| 8/20/05 | Initiatives to Promote Savings From Childhood Catching On |
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The Washington Post
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| 4/21/05 | Jump$tart hails Financial Literacy Month |
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Deseret News
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| Utah Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. has declared April 2005 as "Financial Literacy Month" on a state level. This week, resolutions in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives proclaimed the same nationwide.
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| 4/14/05 | Experts concerned by growing use of plastic by young adults |
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The Associated Press
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| Financial experts are concerned about the growing use of credit cards by teens. |
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| 3/18/05 | Financial Literacy Month bill heads to House floor |
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Credit Union National Association
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| The House Government Reform Committee on Wednesday approved a resolution (H.Res. 148) supporting the goals and ideals of Financial Literacy Month (April 2005), setting the legislation up for a floor vote in early April.
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| 3/7/05 | Survey of the States, Economic and Personal Finance Education in Our Nation's Schools in 2004 |
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National Council on Economic Education
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| This survey gives us an indication of how best to address the teaching of economics and personal finance in our nation. It must be state-by-state, because that is where curriculum decisions are made. Our federal government must encourage states to place economic and personal finance education not only into state standards, but into core curriculum. Once in the core curriculum, these subjects must be required, taught, taught well, taken and tested.
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| 1/11/05 | Utah's economic improvement credited for 2nd bankruptcy dip |
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Deseret News
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| For the 12 months ended Dec. 31, there were 20,629 bankruptcy filings in the state 6 percent fewer than the 21,917 filings in 2003, according to the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Utah.
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| 11/13/04 | Bankers teach youths to manage money |
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Deseret News
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| Students learn what can happen if they don't manage money wisely: The average college senior's credit card debt is $20,400, and the average credit card interest rate is 16 percent, according to the Utah Bankers Association.
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| 10/7/04 | Bankruptcies down 5% |
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Deseret News
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| The trend of fewer Utahns filing for bankruptcy is continuing. Statistics released by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Utah District show that overall filings are down 5 percent for the first nine months of 2004 compared to the same period last year.
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| 8/16/04 | 2004 Personal Financial Statistics |
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Jump$tart
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| A collection of personal finance statistics for 2004 |
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| 8/16/04 | Credit Card News - Back To School Special - Student Card Information |
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Cardweb.com
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| Todays college students, growing up in a less cash society, have more choices than ever when it comes to picking a necessary payment card. Parents also have more options when it comes to matching up the right kind of card with the right kind of kid. |
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| 8/3/04 | Why we Lie about Money and Debt |
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Money Central
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| Americans have some bizarre and conflicted attitudes about money. Here's why we think it's always the other guy who's abnormal.
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| 8/2/04 | Fiscally Fit Cities Report |
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Sperlings Best Places
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| The report measures citizens in 50 metro areas on total Fiscal Fitness with Salt Lake City topping the list. Fiscal Fitness was defined by investments, quality of life and life insurance coverage. Twenty-seven criteria were analyzed that demonstrate the steps Americans are taking today to prepare for tomorrow.
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| 6/22/04 | Utah stays No. 1 in bankruptcies |
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Deseret News
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| For the 12 months ended March 31, one of every 36.5 Utah households filed for bankruptcy, once again the highest households-per-filing rate in the nation, according to a report released Monday by the Virginia-based American Bankruptcy Institute.
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| 5/24/04 | Teach your teen how to handle Credit Cards |
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MSN Money
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| Like it or not, credit is part of life, and your children need to learn smart ways to manage it. These strategies will ensure your kids get the right start, and dont wind up with bad habits.
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| 4/26/04 | Business Insight - Jodi Mitchell |
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Salt Lake Tribune
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| 4/13/04 | Utah teens lack money sense |
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Deseret News
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| Utah high school students receive a failing grade in financial literacy, according to a survey released this month.
The Jump$tart Coalition for Personal financial literacy reported that Utah students answered 48.8 percent of the organization's survey questions correctly, compared to a national average of 52.3 percent. The 52-question survey was administered to 4,074 high school seniors in 215 schools nationwide. Topics included insurance, debt and money management strategies.
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| 4/1/04 | Financial Literacy Improves Among High School Students |
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Jumpstart
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| A nationwide survey conducted for the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy reveals that for the first time since 1997, high school students are reversing declining scores and are demonstrating increased aptitude and ability to manage financial resources such as credit cards, insurance, retirement funds and savings accounts. |
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| 2/26/04 | Why you should never co-sign a loan |
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MSN Money
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| You may think youre doing a good deed by adding your name to a loan. Dont do it. You could be headed for big financial trouble. |
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| 1/7/04 | How does your debt compare? |
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MSN Money
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| A snapshot of American debt shows a troubling picture. See how your mortgage statements, credit card balances and payment practices compare with other Americans' bills.
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| 11/15/03 | Bankruptcies nearly doubled in past decade |
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Associated Press
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| Bankruptcies have nearly doubled in the past decade, including more than 1.6 million people who filed for personal bankruptcy this fiscal year alone in a hangover of debt from the free-spending 1990s.
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| 9/14/03 | Two incomes, one bankruptcy |
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Boston Globe
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| Everyone knows that middle-class families are feeling the squeeze these days. But now a Harvard law professor and her business-consultant daughter have come up with a dramatically new way of framing the problem. You might think that two incomes add up to more than one, but two-earner families, they say, have fallen into their very own trap, and it's becoming harder and harder to pry the jaws loose. |
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| 7/10/03 | Governor Signs Financial Literacy Proclamation |
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Governor's office
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| 4/27/03 | Survey of the States Economic and Personal Finance Education Results for 2002 |
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Jumpstart Coalition
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| 4/3/03 | Remarks by Chairman Alan Greenspan |
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At the JumpStart Coalition's Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
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| In considering means to improve the financial status of families, education can play a critical role by equipping consumers with the knowledge required to choose from among the myriad of financial products and providers. Financial education is especially critical for populations that have traditionally been underserved by our financial system. In particular, financial education may help to prevent vulnerable consumers from becoming entangled in financially devastating credit arrangements. Regulators, consumer advocates, and policymakers all agree that consumer education is essential in the quest to stem the occurrence of abusive, and at times illegal, lending practices. |
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| 1/28/02 | U.S. Bankruptcy Statistics |
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| See a state by state breakdown of the number of personal bankruptcies filed in 2001-2002. Another record year. |
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| 1/8/02 | Statement regarding the No Child Left Behind Act |
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National Jumpstart Coalition
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| The law allocates $385,000,000 in funding for local innovative education programs. Among the 27 programs that qualify for this funding are "Activities to promote consumer, economic and personal finance education, such as disseminating information on and encouraging use of the best practices for teaching the basic principles of economics and promoting the concept of achieving financial literacy through the teaching of personal financial management skills (including the basic principles involved with earning, spending, saving, and investing)." |
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