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Ready? Set. Save!

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A tax refund may be the single biggest check some consumers receive all year. The CFPB’s Ready? Set. Save! offers resources to help service providers learn more about tax-time saving options to better help those they serve. This includes training webinar and workbook, promotional materials, and taxpayer tools.

Money as You Grow

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This CFPB web page provides parents and caregivers activities and conversation starters to help children develop money skills, habits, and attitudes that can serve them well as adults.

Managing Someone Else’s Money Guides

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The CFPB’s Managing Someone Else’s Money guides include four guides for four different fiduciary capacities: agents under power of attorney, court-appointed guardians, trustees, and government fiduciaries. Each guide contains information on fiduciary responsibilities and tips on how to spot financial exploitation and avoid scams. Also, each guide includes a “Where to go for help” section with a listing of relevant agencies and service providers. State-specific guides have been developed for six states: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, and Virginia.

Resources for Seniors

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The SEC offers online publications that help seniors understand the vast array of investment products and how to avoid investment fraud. In-person presentations explain the red flags of investment fraud and how to check the background of investment professionals.

Money Smart for Older Adults

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A product of a CFPB and FDIC partnership, Money Smart for Older Adults promotes awareness among older adults and their caregivers on how to prevent elder financial exploitation and encourages advance planning and informed financial decision-making. The materials include a consumer resource guide, available in English and Spanish, and an instructor’s manual that can be used to facilitate training sessions.

How to Protect Vulnerable Children from Credit Reporting Problems

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These CFPB online resources and tools show the steps child welfare caseworkers and their agencies can take to help ensure that youth in foster care start their adult lives with healthy credit. Tip sheets explain how to detect identity theft or fraud, and how to resolve inaccuracies in credit reports. The CFPB also provides sample letters for disputing credit report errors on behalf of youth in foster care.

Report on the Economic Well Being of U.S. Households in 2015

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This report summarizes the findings from the Federal Reserve Board’s 3rd annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which aims to capture a snapshot of financial and economic well-being of U.S. consumers and identify potential risks to their financial stability. Topics covered include financial well-being, income and savings behaviors, economic preparedness, access to banking and credit, housing decisions, auto lending, education, student loans, and retirement planning.

Advancing K-12 Financial Education: A Guide for Policymakers

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Integrating financial education throughout the K-12 experience represents a promising opportunity to reach consumers at a pivotal point in their development and their financial lives. This resource guide is meant to help connect policymakers with tools, information, and insights to enhance K-12 financial education efforts. While the guide is targeted at policymakers, the guide was designed to benefit all members of the financial education community.

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