The UNLV Institute for Financial Literacy & Wellness aims to improve the lives of individuals and families by empowering them through financial literacy to achieve short- and long-term financial well-being. By providing high-quality, relevant, and timely financial education that meets learners where they are, the Institute for Financial Literacy & Wellness equips campus and community members with knowledge and resources to help them achieve their financial goals through different life stages.

At UNLV, we believe financial health is a key component of overall wellness, and financial literacy should be a core part of the curriculum throughout higher education. Here are key components of financial wellness:

Financial Literacy: A Path to Financial Wellness

The use of financial knowledge and expertise to make better financial decisions and enjoy positive financial outcomes. Financial literacy is possessing skills that empower people to strategically handle their debt, their money, their assets, and their credit to contribute to their short-term well-being and long-term prosperity.

Financial Wellness: A State of Being

The ability to effectively manage finances to achieve a state of being financially responsible, organized, empowered, and able to plan a strategic budget and stick to it, so one can realize positive outcomes. Financial wellness is part of holistic human well-being.

Rebels CU is a division of Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union with a branch on campus, offering convenient banking services, financial education, and resources to help students manage money throughout college and beyond.

Located in the Institute for Financial Literacy & Wellness, Rebels CU serves as a hub for financial education, featuring workshops, financial reality fairs, and opportunities to get involved through the Rebel With Aloha student ambassador program.

Become a member and experience what it’s like to Bank Like a Rebel.

• Community Donor Advisory Board
• U.S. Bank
• Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union
• AccessLex
• Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada