The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) offers colorful, visually appealing booklets for counselors addressing basic financial management skills with clients. Behind on bills? helps clients get a handle on cash flow, prioritizing…

This report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shares the proceedings from the "Youth Employment Success Roundtable: Setting Up America’s Young Workers For Success" which took place in February 2017. The roundtable convened federal…

As part of Financial Literacy Month in April, CFPB supports Money Smart Week (April 21–28, 2018) to help you become smart about money. Lots of free financial education classes and seminars are held by local and regional organizations throughout the…

This blog post from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau highlights recent research regarding teens in the U.S. and their level of financial literacy. The research results did show room to improve financial literacy among teens, but it also…

A financially literate workforce helps the economy, but acquiring the needed skills can be costly. The level of financial literacy in developed countries is low and contributes to growing wealth inequality. Benefits from increasing the level of…

This blog post from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Mark Greenberg, highlights the importance of financial capability programs within human services agencies. ACF programs have issued notices to…

This blog post discusses the importance of financial literacy and empowerment within the Latino community. One example of a recent initiative is the ACF Region X partnership with Catholic Charities in Portland, Oregon to present a Spanish-language…