Gesa Credit Union Kicks off Financial Literacy Month with Launch of Gesa University (TCJOB – high-level announcement on launch of Gesa University offering free online, interactive financial literacy coures that touch on six (6) stages of someone’s financial life including: Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Buying A Car, Buying A Home, Paying For College, and Retirement. As well as providing some eye-opening financial literacy statistics: “… a recent report from the National Financial Educators Council, the average amount lost by individuals in 2022 due to a lack of financial literacy was $1,819. Additionally, U.S. adults could only correctly answer, on average, 50% of the 28 financial literacy questions in the 2022 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance index, an annual survey measuring financial literacy in U.S. adults. With today’s launch of Gesa University, the credit union is actively working to combat this.”

“Gesa has always been strongly committed to providing free and accessible financial education resources to the public. Having a strong knowledge of your finances is the means to an empowered future. We are proud to launch Gesa University today as we continue towards our goal of elevating financial literacy levels across our communities.”

Gesa University aims to improve financial literacy (KNDU-NBC – same story ran as other outlets, but mentions Gesa U is a free community resource, available to both members and non-members – nice way to put it.