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/.
