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Consumer advisories

Published AUG 28, 2024

Consumer Advisory: Video games are targeting your children to get into your wallet

Gaming marketplaces increasingly mirror banking and payment systems but use design tricks to encourage spending, and our children are often the primary audience. Here are steps to help protect your family.

By Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• • Advanced technology
• • Consumer complaints
• • Data
• • Electronic payments
• • Identity theft and fraud
• • Parents
• • Privacy
• • Virtual currency
• • Youth

Press release

Published JUL 25, 2024

CFPB Report Highlights Junk Fees Charged by School Lunch Payment Platforms

The CFPB released a report on payment processing companies that help school districts process children’s school lunch payments.

• • Electronic payments
• • Parents
• • Youth

Speech

Published SEP 15, 2016

Prepared Remarks of Gail Hillebrand Associate Director, Division of Consumer Education and Engagement, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on the Money As You Grow Book Club Press Call

Washington, D.C.

By Gail Hillebrand

• • Financial education
• • Parents
• • Youth

Press release

Published SEP 07, 2016

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Youth Financial Education Initiatives

Bureau Releases Report on Teaching Financial Fundamentals and Offers a Tool for Educators.

• • Financial education
• • Financial well-being
• • Parents
• • Youth

Speech

Published SEP 07, 2016

Prepared Remarks of Richard Cordray Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau at the Youth Financial Capability Town Hall

Today we are pleased to announce two new pieces of work in the field of financial education. First, we are issuing a new report discussing a development...

By Richard Cordray

• • Financial education
• • Financial well-being
• • Parents
• • Youth