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America Saves helps individuals build personal wealth, with tips and tools to help set goals and start saving.
EdFund offers information to help students looking for information to help them make better financial decisions.
Hosted by the U.S. Treasury Department, this set of online resources includes information from various Federal Reserve banks, the SEC, FDIC, US Mint, and more.
The Women's Institute for Financial Education is a nonprofit organization that aims to teach females how to take control of their financial lives.
Student Advocates for Financial Educaiton, or $AFE, offers fact sheets, financial tips, publications, and PowerPoint presentations on credit, personal finance, identity theft, and more.
From the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the "Money Smart Adult Financial Education Curriculum."
From the National Endowment for Financial Education, these resources help consumers achieve financial well-being.
From USA.gov, this site offers official information on money and taxes from the U.S. government.
Personal Financial Education from the Federal Reserve
Presented by the Federal Reserve, this personal financial education site offers information about banking, money, interest rates, and other topics of interest.
Federal Citizen Information Center
Consumer Information from the FCIC, with free publications on topics from Cars to Housing, Small Business, and Travel.
Practical Money Skills For Life
A free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life.
From the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission, a site to help you learn to save, invest, and manage your money better.
From the North American Securities Administrators Association, a variety of financial education resources. Includes information about avoiding investment scams and understanding College Savings Plans.
Wi$eUp Financial Education Program for Women
Wi$eUp is a program designed for Generation X & Y women. Its goals are to promote financial security through online education and encourage responsible saving habits for future retirement.
Financial Literacy Resource Directory
From the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, this directory includes information on many community organizations that serve to help increase financial literacy.
National Council on Economic Education
The NCEE leads in promoting economic literacy with students and their teachers. NCEE's mission is to help students develop the real-life skills the need to succeed.
Financial Literacy from the IRS
The Internal Revenue Service's Financial Literacy information stresses the importance of education in the process of personal asset accumulation.
Money 101 - Money Magazine's free personal finance course
Includes a 23-lesson personal finance course from the writers at Money magazine. You can read the entire course or choose lessons of interest. Topics include: making a budget, basics of banking and saving, basics of investing, investing in stocks, investing in mutual funds, investing in bonds, buying a home, controlling debt, saving for college, kids and money, asset allocation, and taxes.
Provides information about savings topics such as finding money to save, building wealth through homeownership, and compound interest. Information is also provided about U.S. savings campaigns.
This PDF explains how a government shutdown may impact HUD housing benefits, what continues, and where to find free legal help if facing rent hikes or eviction, including links to legal aid.
Know Your Home. Know Your Loan.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is launching a national campaign urging homeowners to seek free, HUD-approved housing counseling advice. The campaign is a call to action for homeowners and will target communities and demographics that are most at-risk.
Housing Opportunities Collaborative
The HOC seeks to promote equal access to housing for all persons, especially low income and underprivileged individuals and families, by educating the public concerning home ownership and landlord-tenant rights and responsibilities, seeking financial and capacity building resources, providing financial and other counseling, providing informational resources, and conducting related activities.
United States Trustee Program’s
The Women's Institute for Financial Education is a nonprofit organization that aims to teach females how to take control of their financial lives.
Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight
Student Advocates for Financial Educaiton, or $AFE, offers fact sheets, financial tips, publications, and PowerPoint presentations on credit, personal finance, identity theft, and more.
The official federally authorized website where consumers can request a free annual credit report from all three major credit bureaus.
Official website of FICO offering credit score access, credit education resources, and tools to help consumers understand and improve their credit.
What is a FICO® Score? by myFICO
ScoreInfo was created by FICO, the company that invented the FICO® Score, to help consumers understand and benefit from the risk-based pricing and credit score disclosure notices they receive in the mail from U.S. lenders in accordance with federal regulations.
Better Option© Prepaid Debit Card
Think of the Better Option account as a checking account without checks, and with sophisticated cash management features such as electronic bill payment, budgeting and expense tracking, unlimited credit score checks, and more.
Energy Star Steps to Reduce Air Pollution
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is launching a national campaign urging homeowners to seek free, HUD-approved housing counseling advice. The campaign is a call to action for homeowners and will target communities and demographics that are most at-risk.
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI)
ABI is the nation's leading provider of quality bankruptcy educational programs and information.
Publisher of the popular Quicken® and Turbotax® software.
U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The official site of the IRS-one financial obligation no consumer can avoid.
This Consumer Alert web page teaches you about the latest consumer scams and how to avoid them.
Maintained by the Federal Trade Commission, this site is a comprehensive reference for consumers concerned about identity theft.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, presented by the FTC.
Institute of Consumer Financial Education
Financial education, debtor education, bankruptcy education and financial planning education for all age groups. Special sections devoted to teaching children about money.
Contains full text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available and they are all free! Check out the section on money.
Contains a treasure trove of over 1400 of the most useful consumer resources on the Internet.
One of our favorites, Bankrate is a very comprehensive site covering mortgage & CD rates, auto loans, credit cards, mortgages and more.
Presented by msmoney.com-Helping You on the Road to Financial Freedom.
U.S Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD works to strengthen communities in America in a variety of ways. Learn more about how HUD helps communities and what you can do to make your community stronger.
Offers help to individuals interested in buying a home.
Offers help to individuals looking to purchasing a home.
Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc.
The Council on Accreditation partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying, and promoting accreditation standards.
Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives.
A host of financial information resources sponsored by the federal government. Contains links to individual federal web sites containing useful consumer information.
California Department of Consumer Affairs
A resource to promote and protect the interests of California consumers; they license and regulate 2.6 million professionals, including doctors, dentists, contractors and auto-repair technicians.
National Fraud Information Center
Providing information, tips and reports about Internet and Mail fraud.
A nonprofit consumer education, research, and advocacy program. Offers dozens of free publications providing practical tips on privacy protection.
The national "Save for Your Future" education campaign is a partnership between the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the American Savings Education Council (ASEC) committed to informing Americans about the need to save and plan for retirement and other life stages.
American Savings Education Council
The American Savings Education Council (ASEC) is a nonprofit national coalition of public- and private-sector institutions undertaking initiatives to raise public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence.
Social Security Administration
Since 1968, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) has provided consumers a well-reasoned and articulate voice in decisions that affect their lives.
Resources for parents to teach kids about money.
Resources for teachers and parents for explaining investing to kids and teens.
A magazine that helps women integrate their professional lives, their family lives and their inner lives.
Information and newsletters to help parents educate their children on financial issues.
