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The CFPB offers free materials and classroom activities for middle school educators to help their students develop the building blocks of youth financial capability.

The CFPB has a wide range of Spanish-language tools and resources for consumers and service providers on topics from planning a budget or opening an account, to buying a house and protecting people from scams.

El CFPB cuenta con una amplia gama de recursos y herramientas para consumidores y proveedores de servicios, que cubren temas que van desde hacer un presupuesto o abrir una cuenta, hasta comprar un coche o una casa.

A joint study with Credit Karma explores the relationship between subjective Financial Well-Being (FWB) and objective credit characteristics and engagement with financial education tools. The report identifies credit report and engagement variables that are significantly related to a consumer’s FWB score, including credit score, credit limit, credit utilization, and the use of a credit simulator tool.

We’re now accepting applications for the Your Money, Your Goals 2020 cohort.

The CFPB’s new savings booklet and email boot camp can help consumers put money aside for unexpected expenses or make a plan to save for your future goals.

New report from the Department of Defense highlights the financial well-being of servicemembers.

Building upon the work of the Bureau’s child savings account initiative, the goal of these briefs is to identify, document, and advance promising and proven practices that can increase child savings opportunities for more families with low incomes and low wealth, and that can be taken to scale.

Si necesita ayuda manejando sus deudas, lo primero que debe saber es, quién puede ayudarle, y cómo evitar estafas y trampas.

Tome estos cinco pasos sin costo alguno, para que prepare su crédito antes de la próxima compra grande.

Learn how to improve your financial well-being by starting small and saving up. Start by putting away all or part of your tax refund.

Before making a big purchase, take these five free steps to prepare your credit.

New research brief from the Office of Servicemember Affairs on the financial well-being of veterans.

CFPB announces the release of its new credit booklet to help consumers better understand their credit reports and scores, learn how to correct inaccuracies, and improve their credit record over time.

The Bureau announces the 2019 Your Money, Your Goals cohort of forty organizations across country that will receive training and technical assistance on financial empowerment tools.

Our Get a Handle on Debt email boot camp covers everything from strategies for paying down your debt to budgeting and tracking spending.

These common myths may be stopping you from improving your credit score.

Estos mitos populares sobre el crédito pueden estar impidiéndole mejorar su puntaje crediticio.

You can start to take control of your debt in six easy steps.

Ease some of the holiday stress and fears about overspending by creating a holiday spending plan.

The Bureau created activities and resources to help teachers integrate financial education into their curriculum that are aligned with the “Building Blocks for Youth Financial Education”.

Building and retaining savings is important because it provides a financial foundation on which to plan for the future.

The Bureau held a forum on child savings accounts. We produced a report on the forum so that you can learn more about how states and communities are offering opportunities for families to save for post-secondary education.

¿Usted está pensando en abrir una cuenta de cheques, pero no está seguro por dónde empezar? Tenemos recursos que le pueden ayudar a seleccionar el producto que mejor se ajuste a sus necesidades financieras. Nuestras nuevas guías sobre cuentas tienen información para ayudarle a comparar y luego manejar su cuenta de cheques.

See if you share three important money skills with people who have high financial well-being.