While it is true that our mistakes are a great source of learning, it is also true that they can be a very expensive source of learning. This is particularly true when it comes to credit, where human nature and compound interest mean that many of us first learn about the true mechanics of credit when collections are on the phone and our debts have ballooned. Luckily, Latreace Sankey-Wells, with help from the team at Experian, is making sure that the students at Fisk University are better equipped than that.

In this episode, we chat about the importance and impact of consumer education, especially for young consumers.

Our discussion was inspired by Latreace's OpEd for American Banker, which you can read here: https://www.americanbanker.com/opinion/banks-need-to-be-more-proactive-in-promoting-youth-financial-literacy

Rod's broader work can be followed, most easily, over here https://www.experian.com/blogs/news/about/creditchat/

You can find Latreace on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/latreacewells/

Rod is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodgriffin1/

And I'm there, too, at https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanlegrange/

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