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Reinvent Your Financial Future @ the Fairfield Public Library -- Banking Basics

After the economic turmoil of recent years, there have been changes in banking that consumers should be aware of.  Join this discussion about new banking rules; the availability of funds from deposited checks; FDIC coverage; overdraft rules for debit and ATM cards; gifts cards; credit cards and more.  Get some tips on the best banking products for you.  The discussion will be led by Deborah Buckley of the Connecticut Department of Banking, Consumer Affairs Unit.  This program will take place Tuesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm at the Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road
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From May through July, the Library will be providing a variety of programs focusing on critical topics that affect personal finance through the Reinvent Your Financial Future @ The Fairfield Public Library series.  Topics include Social Security, Medicare, budgeting, stock market basics, choosing a financial planner, beginner portfolio management, long term care planning and more.  Everyone is invited to participate.  Join us and find out about “Bonus Bucks”.  Please visit the Library website www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org  to see the full schedule of programs.  This series is made possible by a grant from the FINRA Investor Education Foundation through Smart investing@your library®, a partnership with the American Library Association.
 
All programs at the Fairfield Public Library are free.  To register go to www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org or call 203-256-3160. Follow the Fairfield Public Library on Twitter:  www.twitter.com/fairfieldpublib and Facebook:  www.facebook.com/fairfieldlibrary.

Smart investing@your library® is a partnership between the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association, and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation. The program supports public libraries across the country in their efforts to meet financial education needs at the local level.
 
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation supports innovative research and educational projects that give underserved Americans the knowledge, skills and tools necessary for financial success throughout life. For details about grant programs and other FINRA Foundation initiatives, visit www.finrafoundation.org.

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, is the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business – from registering and educating all industry participants to examining securities firms, writing and enforcing rules and the federal securities laws, informing and educating the investing public, providing trade reporting and other industry utilities, and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and registered firms. For more information, please visit www.finra.org.

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The Reference and User Services Association is the foremost organization of reference and information professionals who make the connections between people and the information sources, services and collection materials they need. The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 60,000 members.

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