Credit & Money Management

The Caldwells Make Preparations for the Future
January 27, 2023If you’re like many Americans, you think a lot about your financial future and the life you want to live after retirement. Thomas Caldwell and his wife were thinking about …

Judith’s Steady Path Toward Her Financial Dreams
January 21, 2023Judith C. is a hardworking woman with a dream—a dream to purchase her own home. When she connected with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (OC) to begin the process …

The Whisants Find Joy in Their Journey
January 13, 2023“Starting out we had very little understanding of how the credit coaching and counseling process worked with First Horizon and Operation HOPE, I had no idea how much it could …

Tony’s Story of Financial Breakthrough and Victory
December 2, 2022Toni L. is a 70+ year old woman living in New Jersey who joined Operation HOPE at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. When she began the Credit and …

Financial Freedom is an Act of Love: A Mother-Daughter Duo’s Story of HOPE
October 28, 2022Achieving financial dignity through financial literacy is a life-changing experience for an individual. However, mother-daughter duo, Dana and Trinity Purdue, demonstrate that it also brings families closer together. Below you’ll …

Maria Boosts Her Financial Strength for Bigger Buying Power
September 23, 2022Maria came to Operation HOPE with little-to-no working knowledge of credit or the basic products and services offered by local banks. She first about Operation HOPE in 2021 from a …

September 16, 2022
“Penny Southward [financial wellbeing coach at HOPE Inside Regions Bank Birmingham] and I met through Operation HOPE for about a year and a half, and I am thrilled to say …

On the Path Toward New Horizons
August 5, 2022Balus B. came to financial wellbeing coach David Otto, of HOPE Inside First Horizon Chattanooga, through a strategic alliance partnership with an organization called Project Return. Project Run takes individuals …

On to the Finish Line
July 22, 2022“My name is Erica J., and I am a 39-year-old single mother of four. Before coming to Operation HOPE, I lacked the education on budgeting and increasing my credit score. …