RICHLAND, Wash. ‒ Gesa Credit Union has launched Gesa University, a free online resource that offers “meaningful and interactive financial literacy education courses.”
According to Gesa CU, through the curriculum participants are provided with “engaging educational content that addresses some of life’s biggest and most common financial scenarios, such as buying a home, retirement, paying for higher education, and much more.”
“Gesa has always been strongly committed to providing free and accessible financial education resources to the public,” said President and CEO Don Miller. “Having a strong knowledge of your finances is the means to an empowered future. We are proud to launch Gesa University today as we continue towards our goal of elevating financial literacy levels across our communities.”
Gesa CU noted poor financial literacy levels in the United States are well-documented, citing a recent report from the National Financial Educators Council that found the average amount lost by individuals in 2022 due to a lack of financial literacy was $1,819.
In addition, U.S. adults could only correctly answer, on average, 50% of the 28 financial literacy questions in the 2022 TIAA Institute-GFLEC Personal Finance index, an annual survey measuring financial literacy in U.S. adults.
“With today’s launch of Gesa University, the credit union is actively working to combat this,” the credit union said.
The resources can be found at gesauniversity.com.