COSTA MESA, Calif.,
April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- With
the objective of supporting its local community and helping
Orange County residents overcome
financial issues, Experian® worked with the Orange
County Rescue Mission (OCRM) to spread financial literacy in local
communities by providing residents with the insight and resources
to guide them on a journey to independence.
As part of this program, Experian is offering at no charge its
Experian Credit EducatorSM product, a tool designed to
provide consumers with one-on-one telephone-based education
sessions and guide them through important information related to
their credit lives. This innovative tool helps prepare consumers
for career exploration, future employment opportunities, home
rentals and other important financial decisions.
"Experian was eager to strengthen its partnership with OCRM
because our company strongly supports its goal of providing the
homeless with the skills and resources to become self-sufficient,
and we feel Experian can contribute with its proficiency in credit
education to make this process even smoother for OCRM members,"
said Rod Griffin, director of public
education at Experian.
Within 30–60 days of entering OCRM, residents will work with an
Experian volunteer to schedule their session, where an agent
will provide individuals with a copy of their credit report and
help them review, understand and improve their credit score. This
session enables the resident to identify any potential issues with
their credit report or score, while learning the fundamentals of
credit reporting from a reputable resource.
"OCRM recognizes the expertise and infrastructure that Experian
brings to this consumer education program," said Jewel Loff,
chief program officer of OCRM. "I think credit education is
extremely important. I spent a number of years as a banker, and I
know that the average person does not know a lot of the information
that we share today. I think in any form, this information would be
very helpful."
The phone-based sessions usually take 35 minutes, and a
significant number of OCRM members have been empowered with
in-depth information to take important steps toward improving their
financial literacy. The initiative is part of Experian's broader
mission to promote data for good by leveraging insights from the
use of Big Data into actionable solutions that benefit consumers,
businesses and government organizations.
Experian already has provided more than 25 sessions to the
OCRM's members and is on schedule to deliver 15–20 a month as new
OCRM members become integrated into the independent-living and
job-training programs.
For more information about the Experian Credit Educator, please
visit http://www.experian.com/crediteducator.
About Experian
We are the leading global information
services company, providing data and analytical tools to our
clients around the world. We help businesses to manage credit risk,
prevent fraud, target marketing offers and automate decision
making. We also help people to check their credit report and credit
score, and protect against identity theft. In 2014, we were named
by Forbes magazine as one of the "World's Most Innovative
Companies."
We employ approximately 16,000 people in 39 countries and our
corporate headquarters are in Dublin,
Ireland, with operational headquarters in Nottingham, UK; California, US; and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Experian plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN) and
is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. Total revenue for the year
ended March 31, 2014, was
US$4.8 billion.
To find out more about our company, please visit
http://www.experianplc.com or watch our documentary, "Inside
Experian."
About Orange County Rescue Mission
The Orange County
Rescue Mission facilitates many effective programs that serve as a
source of help to many Orange
County residents. Our mission is to minister the love of
Jesus Christ to the Least, the Last
and the Lost of our Community through the provision of assistance
in the areas of guidance, counseling, education, job training,
shelter, food, clothing, health care and independent living
communities.
Experian and the Experian marks used herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Experian Information Solutions, Inc. Other
product and company names mentioned herein are the property of
their respective owners.
Contact:
Michael Troncale
Senior Manager Public Relations, Experian North America
1 714 830 5462
michael.troncale@experian.com
Joey
Gonzalez
Success Center Manager, OCRM
1
714 247 4370
joeya.gonzalez@rescuemission.org
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