The CFPB has issued its fourth Financial Literacy Annual Report to Congress. The report covers the CFPB’s activities to improve consumer financial literacy during the period from October 2015 through September 2016. The report discusses the CFPB’s financial literacy strategy, its financial education initiatives (which include consumer tools and information and collaborations with community institutions and other government agencies), and its research initiatives (which include identifying effective financial education approaches).
An Appendix to the report lists and describes the CFPB’s currently available financial education resources, which include web-based tools, CFPB brochures and other publications, CFPB reports, and consumer advisories.