Leading analytics software firm FICO, will host a free consumer financial education event in Atlanta on December 8, 2018.

The Atlanta date is part of the "Score A Better Future" event series which focuses on helping consumers improve their understanding of their credit and overall financial health. Consumers will learn from credit experts the key ingrediants that make up the FICO Score, and the myths and facts about FICO Scores. The FICO Score is used in more than 90 percent of lending decisions (Mercator Advisory Group Analyst Report 2018).

Additionally, local financial well-being coaches from Operation HOPE will be at the event to provide one-on-one credit counseling and help attendees develop a plan to address their financial goals.

To register for the event go to: www.fico.com/scoreabetterfuture

Who:  FICO and financial well-being coaches from Operation HOPE

What: Score A Better Future is a free community education and financial empowerment program by FICO in partnership with:

• Operation HOPE – an independent not-for-profit financial empowerment organization

• Urban League of Greater Atlanta  –  a civil rights organization dedicated to fostering economic empowerment

• 100 Black Men of America (Atlanta) – a men's civic organization and service club whose goal is to educate and empower African-American children and teens

• National Consumers League  –  America's pioneering consumer advocacy organization, representing consumers and workers on marketplace and workplace issues

• Clark Atlanta University  –  a comprehensive, private, urban, coeducational institution of higher education with a predominantly African-American heritage

When: Saturday, December 8, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Eastern

Where:  Terminus 330 - 330 Marietta St NW, Atlanta, GA 30313 (Parking vouchers for the adjacent lot will be available)