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Financial Education

360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

Financial education for different life stages- from childhood to retirement, different groups, women, military personnel is a volunteer effort of the nation's Certified Public Accountants.

Website: aicpa-cima.com/resources/landing/financial-literacy-resource

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Federal Reserve

Consumer education and information. Information about checking accounts, bank complaints and more. Available in Spanish.

Website: federalreserve.gov

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Federal Reserve Education

The Federal Reserve's Educational site.

Website: federalreserveeducation.org

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Federal Trade Commission

For information on filing complaints and consumer information.

Phone: 877-382-4357
Website: consumer.ftc.gov

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FINRA: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

FINRA is a non-profit entity that provides a wealth of unbaised information to inform, educate and protect investors.

Website: finra.org

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GCF Learn Free

This site is completely free. In addition to offering computer skill courses on a wide range of software, the site offers practical, how-to tutorials on a wide variety of topics including job applications, basic life skills, and financial skills.

Website: learnfree.org/

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Legal Services Corporation

Click on "LSC Programs" to find free non-criminal legal help in your area for qualifying low-income individuals.

Website: LSC.gov

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mymoney.gov

US government site provides personal finance education and tools such as online calculators and worksheets.

Website: https://mymoney.gov

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National Endowment for Financial Education

The National Endowment for Financial Education is a non-profit which provides a high school financial education program and many other services free of charge.

Website: nefe.org

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National Student Loan Program

NSLP is a non-profit student loan guaranty organization that offers a wide variety of free online learning opportunities geared toward college students and their parents. The site has information about student loans as well as a complete financial literacy program for college students.

Website: nslp.org

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The Project on Student Debt

A non-profit initiative of the Institute for College Access and Success, this site offers very helpful free information under "quick facts" and "advice to borrowers," including how to compare different types of loans.

Website: ticas.org/our-work/student-debt

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Federal Student Aid

Federal Student Aid is part of the U.S. Department of Education. This site, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, provides an electronic application for Federal Student Aid and information on federal grants, loans, work-study funds and more.

Website: studentaid.gov

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Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

This non-profit coalition offers financial education for children and teens. This site does offer educational products for sale.

Website: jumpstart.org

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