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Financial Education

1. Press: House holds financial literacy hearing
   The House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Rep. Barney Frank, today holds a hearing on financial literacy and education to examine the effectiveness of governmental and private sector initiatives. April is Financial Literacy Month. Consumer…
2. Press: Stipends help make communities MoneyWi$e
   San Francisco — (March 31, 2009) – National consumer advocacy group Consumer Action and Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) announced today that their joint MoneyWi$e financial literacy program will award 18 stipends totaling $53,000…
3. Outreach: Consumer Action thinks BIG
   Consumer Action’s Outreach Manager Linda J. Williams used the celebrated MoneyWise Financial Educational Curriculum to train hundreds of federal, state, and local government employees at the BIG Conference, a meeting that focused on staying fiscally…
4. Outreach: MoneyWi$e goes to the Bayou State
   Consumer Action and Capital One co-hosted a MoneyWi$e regional meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. MoneyWi$e curricula was developed by Consumer Action in partnership with Capital One.
5. Press: Consumer Action and Experian present National Financial Empowerment Conference
   Consumer Action, the national nonprofit education and advocacy organization, and Experian®, the leading global information services company, have joined forces to sponsor the first National Financial Empowerment Conference from Nov. 16–17 in Chicago, Ill. The…
6. Press: In college, learning about your money
   One of the more difficult questions of the mortgage collapse was just how much blame individuals should take for signing up for loans they didn’t understand. Yes, many mortgage brokers steered people into harmful products.…
7. Press: States require financial literacy courses
   Starting this fall, Virginia high school students will need more than reading, writing and arithmetic to snag a diploma.  Incoming high school freshmen will be required to take a one-credit course outlining the ABCs of…
8. Outreach: Financial education outreach to San Diego military community
   San Diego's Military Saves Campaign brings Consumer Action and several financial empowerment resources to area military bases