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Helena, MT 59624

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$afe loan program

Do you want to improve your credit score, increase your savings and learn to provide security for you and your family?
The $AFE (Securing Access to Financial Education) Program is an innovative program created for women in financial crisis to assist them in accessing a small line of credit, learning how to manage money, building good credit, and increasing savings through a matched savings account. 

Who can participate?
In order to qualify for the $AFE Loan Program you must be a woman who is a Gallatin County Resident who has experienced a recent financial crisis related to:

  • Job Loss
  • Medical Costs
  • Change in Family Status
  • Disaster (fire, theft, accident, etc.)

What are the benefits?
Participants in the $AFE Program have access to:

  • Financial literacy training to learn how to better manage money.
  • A matched savings account in which every dollar you save is matched 1 to 1 up to $250, providing $500 savings to be used to manage future emergencies.
  • A $300 line of credit to be used to stabilize financial crisis and build good credit.

How do I sign up?
Click here to download the application. You can sign up for the $AFE Program by contacting one of these program partners:

Sky Federal Credit Union
777 East Main Street                       
Bozeman, MT 59718                  
(406) 587.1750                       

95 N. Weaver St.
Belgrade, MT 59714
(406) 388.5878

Rocky Mountain Credit Union
8645 Huffine Lane
Bozeman, MT 59718
406) 586.1505

 


 
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The Women's Foundation of Montana is the leading funder of change for women and girls in our state. We raise money to build an endowment that provides a reliable, permanent source of grants to invest in economic self-sufficiency for women and brighter futures for girls. Copyright © 2007 Women's Foundation of Montana. All rights reserved.