Two decades into the modern financial literacy movement, a growing list of nations including the likes of Russia, Saudi Arabia, and tiny Azerbaijan are joining Australia, …
Billy Hensley is president and CEO of the National Endowment for Financial Education, a leading research organization in the financial literacy community. He recently assumed …
Consumerism Reaches Russia and Leaders Respond with a Financial Literacy Push
July 26, 2018
MOSCOW—Directly across Red Square in the shadow of the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral sits the Gum mall, a large shopping mecca boasting brands from …
As the U.S. Zigs Tiny Azerbaijan Zags on Financial Education
June 27, 2018
While the Trump administration dismantles consumer protections in the U.S., the tiny middle eastern nation Azerbaijan is going the other direction. What do leaders of …
These U.S. Senators Will Vet CFPB Director Nominee
June 20, 2018
U.S. senators that serve on the banking committee will vet Kathy Kraninger as part the nomination process for director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. …
This Dud CFPB Nominee (and Your Objection) May Boost Financial Education
June 20, 2018
Few people outside Washington have heard of Kathy Kraninger. Now she is in line to run the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and in that capacity …
Keep Financial Education! CFPB and Mulvaney Hear As Comment Period Nears End
June 13, 2018
Less than a month remains for the public to comment on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s financial education programs. Like just about everything else at …
Our submission to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request for information on its financial education programs: Financial literacy is a global concern. Dozens of countries, …