Handbooks and Activity Books

Anticipate and respond to members’ questions on any personal finance topic with these print materials. Regardless of the financial information your members need, we’ve got it covered. Put these credit union-specific handbooks, activity books, and other member materials at their fingertips and help them through every financial decision.

• Adult Education
• Auto Loan Promotions
• Budgeting, Credit & Debt Management
• Fraud & Security
• Members as Owners
• Residential Loan Promotions
• Retirement & Investing
• Small Business
• Youth and Young Adults

Adult Education

Your Survival Guide for Tough Times handbook

Help members take control of their finances, cut costs, protect their homes from scammers and work toward securing their financial futures.

Your Insurance Options handbook

Two of three Americans think they have the right amount of insurance, yet fewer than one of three understands the details of their insurance coverage very well. Educate your members on the basic terminology of insurance and help them understand the insurance they purchase and whether they are making good buying decisions.

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Auto Loan Promotions

Your Vehicle Buying Road Map handbook

The first time members shop for a vehicle it can be time-consuming and a little confusing. This handbook takes members step-by-step through every phase of a vehicle purchase.

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Budgeting, Credit & Debt Management

Design Your Spending Plan: Budget Blueprint handbook

Many consumers practice poor money management, living paycheck to paycheck, and using credit inappropriately. Help your members understand how to plan, save and budget for the future with this handbook. See an excerpt.

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Fraud & Security

Your Guide to Financial Fraud Prevention handbook

Fraudsters use low-tech and high-tech methods to steal consumers' identities - and their money. From phishing to pretexting, this handbook covers different types of financial fraud and tells members how to be on guard, along with what to do if they are affected. An easy-to-read format, the book contains many resource boxes and sidebars, as well as bulleted lists to help members safeguard their identity and finances.

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Members as Owners

Your Insured Funds booklet

Just updated! This new 2009 version of NCUA's "Your Insured Funds" booklet includes the extension in coverage and answers to questions most frequently asked about the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and examples of insurance covered.

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Residential Loan Promotions

Home Buying Program Member Workbook

This 44-page member workbook includes a glossary of lending terminology and information on everything from pulling together a down payment to understanding mortgage options and closing costs.

Your Path to Home Ownership handbook

Buying a home is an anxiety-producing process. It's also one of life's great adventures. This handbook helps potential homeowners with the maze of questions and procedures involved in buying a home. This information will help determine whether to buy, what to buy, how to be a smart buyer, and more.

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Retirement & Investing

Your Investment Choices handbook

Everyone wants to have a strong investment plan. Making a quick profit can be an exciting part of investing, but understanding the basics is key to building a successful long-term investment strategy. This handbook will outline investment options and help your members understand how to develop a plan for a financially secure tomorrow. Stock #25147

Your Retirement Guidelines & Goals handbook

Half of all adult Americans haven't made any real retirement plans. In the 21st century, no reasonable retirement plan can depend on Social Security payments as a primary income source. This handbook includes information to educate your members on how to set goals, understand investment and savings options, and find people and resources to help plan for retirement. Stock #25149

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Small Business

It's Your Business folder with insert

To grow relationships, use the new "It’s Your Business" portfolio. This folder includes an eight-page insert that helps small-business owners develop their business plan. Includes pockets for you to add your credit union’s information, and a place for your business card. Minimum purchase: 25

Getting a Handle on Small-Business Finance handbook

Knowing about finances and managing money is crucial to small business success. Minimum purchase: 50

Running Your Small Business handbook

Small business owners are often faced with many difficult unanticipated decisions associated with their business. This handbook will help your members determine what equipment is needed and where to locate it, and emphasizes the importance of insurance, permits and taxes. Minimum purchase: 50

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Youth and Young Adults

Guide To Money: Getting a Good Start handbook

This handbook gives young members the information they need to develop strong money management skills in five chapters: smart saving & spending, dollarwise checking, smart borrowing, insurance basics, and investing in your future. Fresh look features original photography and matches the style of the online Guides to Independence and Googolplex's C-Note University.

How Many? Counting book

How Many? is an innovative counting and coloring book that encourages children to count by categories.

Rosa's 15th Birthday: Our Journey to Mexico bilingual activity book

This fun activity book follows two young girls as they attempt to raise money to attend a cousin's 15th birthday in Mexico with money-making activities that the reader can participate in. Consider distributing this excellent book at local schools during Youth Week.

Save, Spend & Share coloring book

This coloring book is a fun way to introduce your youngest members to the concept of money. It uses engaging animal characters to teach elementary money management lessons. It makes a great lobby or drive-up window giveaway.

Tales From the Vault: The True Story of Credit Unions comic book

This entertaining comic book illustrates credit union history and philosophy, from when credit unions appeared in Germany to growth in the United States and countries around the world.

Your College Savings Answers handbook

Most parents want their children to start their adult life on the right foot--without debt. Educate your members on where to start with this handbook. They will learn how to start planning earlier, what investments are best and what resources are available to them.

Adventures in Saving!: A Tale of Three Savers activity book

Adventures in Saving!: A Tale of Three Savers follows our savers on their way to the credit union. Filled with comics, activities, and surprises.

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