You’ll leave this session ready to spot lending scams, make informed financial choices, and protect your financial future with confidence.


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Protect Your Wallet, Protect Your Future

Learn how to identify predatory lending, recognize the red flags, and spot the common tactics used to trap consumers in debt. This session will cover the costs and types of high-risk lenders, along with practical strategies to avoid them and smarter alternatives to payday loans.

Key Takeaways

  • Red flags that signal predatory or high-risk lending
  • Common tricks used by lenders to keep you in debt
  • How interest rates and fees really work
  • Safer, smarter borrowing options and financial resources

Date

November 5, 2025

Time

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. 

Location

TRIO Student Support Services & STEM-H Department Room 1414

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