Financial Counseling
Cadence Bank
| Contact Person | Stefanie Y’Barbo 418 Travis Street Bottom Floor – Petroleum Building Shreveport, LA 71101 318-227-2156 Susan Sanders (Credit Counseling) |
| Programs Offered | Financial Education to children, teens and adults |
| Topics Covered: | Children: Savings; Teens: Savings, budgeting, banking, credit and investing basics; Adults: banking, credit, credit repair, budgeting, borrowing smart, credit cards, predatory financial products |
| Delivery Method: | In class setting: Weekday’s monthly basis |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Open to all |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
Catholic Charities of North Louisiana
*Classes are held weekly. Please contact Carl Piehl for more information.*
| Contact Person | Carl Piehl or Joe Bulger 331 E. 71st Street Shreveport, LA 318- 865-0200 |
| Programs Offered | Money School; Personal Financial Counseling |
| Topics Covered: | Money School: Establishing values and goals, understanding needs vs. wants, budgeting, monitoring expenditures, reducing spending, impulse buying, saving, paying down debt, opening and maintaining bank accounts, community resources/programs, homeownership, relationship between contracts and credit, credit reports and scores, predatory lending, insurance; Personal Financial Counseling: establish goals, monitoring habits, advising |
| Delivery Method: | Class setting, one-on-one counseling |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Open to all but can refer those with higher level |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
| Credit Repair Offered: | Yes |
| Other Support: | Bilingual Support (English/Spanish), matching fund |
Highland Center Ministries 
| Contact Person | 520 Olive Street Shreveport, LA Church for the Highlands 318-221-8404 ext. 210 |
| Programs Offered | Homeownership; Credit Counseling |
| Topics Covered: | Homeownership: budgeting, credit, shopping for your home, loan process, pre- qualifications vs.. Pre-approval, homeowners insurance, home inspections, closing process and post-purchase and basic care (obtaining home warranty, energy efficiency, foreclosure prevention, refinancing options, searching for contractors and maintenance ); Credit Counseling: cash flow and expense monitoring, budgeting, pull and analyze credit report, credit action plan (correcting or disputing items – client is taught how to dispute each item and follows through, how to rebuild/re-establish credit, monitoring new credit), goal setting re: time frame, discuss bank services |
| Delivery Method: | Homeownership: class but can be combined with one-on-one credit counseling (4 2hr classes over 2 wks); Credit counseling: one-on- one by appointment usually 3-5 visits |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Open To All |
| Cost To Student: | Credit Report Fee (for counseling) |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
| Credit Repair Offered: | Yes |
Multi-Cultural Development Center 
| Contact Person | Yvonne Bartley 935 Eatman Street Bossier City LA 71111 ybartley@m-cdc.org 318- 741-5941 |
| Programs Offered | Pre-purchase counseling, Credit Counseling, budget counseling, post-purchase counseling, default counseling/loss mitigation, first-time homebuyers class, FDIC Financial Literacy |
| Topics Covered: | values drive financial choices, establishing needs vs. wants, understanding financial status, understanding banking services, understanding, establishing, monitoring and correcting credit and understanding alternative financial services, bankruptcy, debt consolidation, bank account management |
| Delivery Method: | In-person |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
| Credit Repair Offered: | Yes |
| Other Support: | Free tri-merged credit report at the request of client |
Pelican State Credit Union 
| Contact Person | Lisa Fuller lfuller@pelicanstatecu.com 318-869-3422 |
| Programs Offered | Financial Resource Center: Credit Counseling, Credit Management, Financial Literacy Workshops |
| Topics Covered: | Credit Counseling: understanding clients on personal credit status, debt management skills, budget analysis (develop budget and saving plans); Credit Management: short and long-term goal setting; Financial Literacy Workshops: improving credit score, eliminating debt and prevent identity theft, purchasing a home or car, budgeting, protecting credit during a recession |
| Delivery Method: | Credit Counseling & Credit Management: in-person, one-on- one; Financial Literacy Workshops: class setting on demand |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Credit counseling and credit management: members only & free; Financial Literacy Workshops: Free and open to public |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
| Credit Repair Offered: | Yes |
Red River Bank 
| Contact Person | Judy Madison 318-675- 2954 |
| Programs Offered | Bank at School, Credit and Budget Counseling, First Time Homebuyer Classes, Financial Education for Everyone (children, teens and adults), Managing Your Bank Accounts |
| Website | Website Link |
| Topics Covered: | Credit counseling of understanding how to read a credit report, how to improve your credit scores, correct, monitor, and identify theft of your credit; Savings and budgeting technique for emergency, education, home buying. Understanding Credit and how to use wisely, Classes on Fraud Protection and Scams; FDIC Money Smart Programs |
| Delivery Method: | Class Setting, One on One, Workshops, and Seminars |
| Eligibility Criteria: | Open To The Public |
| Under-banked / Banked: | Both |
| Credit Repair Offered: | Yes |
| Other Support: | Will refer participant to other available non-profit services if needed. |