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Agency Owner: Consumer Protection Bureau
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Find help for your situation. Get mortgage help if you're struggling. Take action if you're in forbearance. Get help if you're a renter.
Agency Owner: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Document Type: Website
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Date: 03/25/2021
The CFPB has conducted research over its first five years into what makes financial education effective. We have summed up our findings into five principles that financial educators, financial coaches, and other practitioners can put into practice to help drive financial action and well-being.
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Be prepared before a disaster strikes your community or small business. As part of a series of focus groups, the Kansas City Fed has developed an array of materials to help you be prepared before and after a disaster. Toolkit includes financial inventory forms, checklists, resources and Spanish-language resources.
Agency Owner: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Document Type: Worksheets, Tools, Plan, Activity
Information Source: Focus groups and/or interviews
Date: 08/25/2017
Steps and tips on how to rebuild credit from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Download guide in PDF Format.
Agency Owner: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Document Type: Guide
Information Source: Other
Date: 05/31/2017
This brief shares lessons learned from three local intermediary organizations that have supported nonprofits in their efforts to integrate financial capability services into existing program. Financial capability is the capacity—based on knowledge, skills, and access—to manage financial resources effectively.
Agency Owner: Department of Health and Human Services
Document Type: Brief
Information Source: Case study
Date: 05/26/2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new portal helps you find information and learn about credit scores and reports while providing links to additional resources. It includes sections on the difference between credit scores and credit reports, what to look for and how to dispute errors on credit reports, and tips for building and keeping a good credit score.
Agency Owner: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Document Type: Websites
Information Source: Other
Date: 05/31/2017
Assessing Head Start & Early Head Start Families’ Financial Capability: t his brief outlines strategies and tools Head Start/Early Head Start (HS/EHS) can use to gain a deeper understanding of how HS/EHS families are managing their finances to decide which services might help them build financial capability. Financial Coaching in Head Start Programs: t his brief discusses financial coaching in Head Start settings and presents methods for providing financial coaching as well as training resources for programs interested in building staff capacity to become financial coaches
Agency Owner: Department of Health and Human Services
Document Type: Brief
Information Source: Case study
Date: 05/26/2017
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau compiled a list of companies that offer their existing credit card customers free access to one of their credit scores. This list also includes information on other ways to get credit scores for free.
Agency Owner: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Document Type: Blogs
Information Source: Survey data
Date: 03/02/2017
This brief shares lessons learned about integrating financial capability services into existing programs at four organizations serving rural communities. Financial capability is the capacity—based on knowledge, skills, and access—to manage financial resources effectively. This brief is organized into three sections: selecting financial capability services, deciding who will provide services, and identifying the right points in time to integrate financial capability services.
Agency Owner: Department of Health and Human Services
Document Type: Brief
Information Source: Focus groups and/or interviews
Date: 05/26/2017