This is a short series of talks on different aspects of family and business protection, planning for retirement and available options both before and after retirement, and protecting and repairing your credit rating. These talks are free and available to any member of the community who would like to attend.

The CEO of Lucan District Credit Union, Paula Maguire, will discuss how you can best protect your credit rating and how you can repair a credit rating if you have had past issues. She will discuss the following at the talk:

· What is a credit rating?

· What is the Central Credit Register (CCR) and who reports to the CCR?

· What is reported to the CCR?

· How long does a bad credit history stay on your record?

· What do financial institutions see when they run a credit check?

· How can you repair a damaged credit