Financial Education Initiatives

InfoBytes Special Alert: CFPB Issues Final Civil Penalty Fund Rule With Request For Comment

On April 26, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or the Bureau) issued a final rule, effective immediately, that sets forth procedures for the administration of the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund (Civil...more

CFPB Proposes Financial Education Policies

On April 30, the CFPB published policy recommendations for advancing K-12 financial education. The paper, “Transforming the Financial Lives of a Generation of Young Americans,” identifies perceived problems for young people...more

Director Cordray urges financial education for young Americans

In remarks given earlier this week at the Investing in Our Future Conference in Washington, D.C., Director Cordray spoke about the need to make financial education a part of the school curriculum for the nation’s children and...more

CFPB proposes more information collections

Earlier this week, the CFPB published in the Federal Register a request for comments on its plans to submit a request to the Office of Management and Budget for generic clearance of an information collection to assist the...more