For more than 30 years, FL4A member FICO has been committed to empowering consumers through financial literacy and expanding access to credit through innovation. That commitment continues, and scales with FICO\u2019s new partnership with Banzai, a leading financial literacy education platform focused on equipping students with real\u2011world financial skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through this partnership, FICO\u2019s Score A Better Future\u00ae Fundamentals<\/strong> curriculum will be delivered to millions of K\u201312 students across more than 70% of U.S. schools nationwide. The free program will reach 150,000 teachers who already use Banzai resources in the classroom, providing students with practical, interactive learning that shows how everyday financial decisions can affect their credit scores in real time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This collaboration builds on FICO\u2019s long\u2011standing commitment to financial empowerment\u2014an approach exemplified by its ongoing partnership with Operation HOPE, a trusted leader within the FL4A network. Together, FICO and Operation HOPE have championed financial dignity, inclusion, and economic opportunity by ensuring individuals and communities have the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the credit system with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFinancial literacy is a critical life\u2011long skill for students to learn as they prepare for adulthood,\u201d said Jenelle Dito, Vice President of Consumer Empowerment and Partnerships at FICO. \u201cUnderstanding how credit works and how their everyday financial decisions can influence future milestones like renting an apartment, financing a car, or paying for college is essential to building a secure financial future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n By integrating FICO\u2019s trusted credit education into Banzai\u2019s engaging classroom simulations, this initiative reinforces a shared belief among FICO, Operation HOPE, and FL4A partners: financial literacy should start early, be accessible to all, and be grounded in real\u2011world application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As more states adopt financial education requirements for students prior to graduation, partnerships like this demonstrate what\u2019s possible when mission\u2011driven organizations work together to create lasting, nationwide impact. We\u2019re proud to celebrate FICO\u2019s continued leadership\u2014and its ongoing partnership with Operation HOPE\u2014as a powerful example of the FL4A mission in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To learn more about the FICO and Banzai partnership, or to sign up, visit FICO\u2019s website<\/a>. To learn more about the Banzai Life Literacy Scholarship, explore additional resources visit<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Congratulations to FICO on this milestone\u2014and thank you for continuing to advance financial empowerment for generations to come.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For more than 30 years, FL4A member FICO has been committed to empowering consumers through financial literacy and expanding access to credit through innovation. That commitment continues, and scales with FICO\u2019s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":255246,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255245"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":255249,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255245\/revisions\/255249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/255246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/operationhope.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}