Reports

The 2022 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is required under Section 1013 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The 2021 Financial Literacy Annual Report details the CFPB’s financial literacy strategy and activities to improve the financial literacy of consumers. Overall, this report describes the CFPB’s efforts in a broad range of financial literacy areas relevant to consumers’ financial lives.

The 2020 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the Bureau’s financial literacy activities and strategy to improve the financial literacy of consumers. Overall, this report describes the Bureau’s efforts in a broad range of financial literacy areas relevant to consumers’ financial lives.

The 2019 Financial Literacy Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau details the Bureau's financial literacy activities and strategy to improve the financial literacy of consumers. Overall, this report describes the Bureau's efforts in a broad range of financial literacy areas relevant to consumers' financial lives.

The CFPB researched the childhood origins of financial capability and well-being to identify those roots and to find promising practices and strategies to...

This research brief is intended to help stakeholders understand how the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) financial literacy data about the U.S. may be used to identify effective approaches to financial education and better define the metrics for success.

This report lays out key unanswered research questions in youth financial education identified by a range of stakeholders.

This report is designed to help education policymakers, program leaders, financial educators, and academic researchers make evidence-informed policy, programming and resourcing decisions in school-based financial education.

The Building Blocks Measurement Guide provides a means of assessing young people’s progress toward acquiring the foundations of financial capability.

The 2017 Financial Literacy Annual Report is a statutorily mandated report to Congress on the Bureau’s activities and strategy to improve the financial capability and well-being of consumers.

The CFPB has identified ten promising practices for tax assistance providers to help people save when filing their taxes.

Financial education in grades K-12 can reach consumers at a pivotal point. This resource guide connects community and education leaders with information...

The CFPB researched the childhood origins of financial capability and well-being to identify those roots and to find promising practices and strategies to...

The 2016 Financial Literacy Annual Report is a statutorily mandated report to Congress on the Bureau's activities and strategy to improve the financial...

We've released a new report on our findings for how young people can acquire three building blocks of financial capability which include: executive...

The CFPB is pleased to offer the Youth Financial Education Curriculum Review Tool, a resource that educators can use when selecting and updating financial...

Integrating financial education throughout the K-12 experience represents a promising opportunity to reach consumers at a pivotal point in their development...

Youth employment programs present a promising opportunity for helping disadvantaged youth acquire the financial knowledge, skills, and access to resources...

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 directs the Office of Financial Education within the CFPB to educate American...