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3 Financial Literacy Mobile Apps Launched by Visa
The financial literacy industry is buzzing over the announcement by electronic payments and credit card giant Visa that it has partnered with Co-Creation Hub Nigeria to develop and launch three free mobile applications designed to encourage financial education by...
Landmark Study Shows Financial Stress Shaping Marriage, Kids and Home Ownership
New findings from the landmark study of first-year college students as they move into middle age underscore that young adults are feeling financial strain and that their money-related stresses result in financial decisions that are substantially shaping their lives....
Higher One and Moneythink Partner to Boost Financial Literacy Among Students
The financial literacy industry was humming over the announcement by Higher One, a leading provider of financial information to more than 1,900 U.S. colleges and universities, and Moneythink, a nationally recognized movement of young people aiming to reinvigorate...
Universities Tackle Skyrocketing Student Debt With Comprehensive Financial Literacy Initiatives
The rising cost of tuition at colleges and universities continues to result in significant debt loads for students and, with the limited budget appropriations available for both public and private institutions of higher education, the cost of tuition is widely...
CFPB Publishes Workplace Financial Wellness Report Amid Labor Day
Financial literacy professionals are buzzing over the new report published just days before Labor Day by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in an effort to promote financial wellness in the workplace. The report is distinct in that it includes several...
Public-Private Financial Literacy Partnership is Model of Success in Mississippi
Amid the rising calls for innovative financial education solutions to empower individuals and families to make better informed personal finance decisions, the Mississippi State Treasurer’s Office has answered the appeals with the development and launch of the...
NFL Moves to Online, Digital and Virtual Financial Literacy Solutions
The story of professional athletes making bad investments, overspending, and ending up in bankruptcy has become all too common over the years and professional sports teams and leagues have been relatively slow to develop and implement products, services and resources...
Donor Spotlight: Junior Achievement Expands With Key Benefactor Funding
News this week of the creation of the Lindsey Family Financial and Entrepreneurial Education Fund, established to provide key funding for an expansive range of financial literacy initiatives, spread quickly throughout the financial education industry. The $1 million...
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Mother-Daughter Programs are “Next Wave” for Financial Education Industry
by FinancialCorps | 09/20/14
Goodwill Industries Initiative is Among the Latest Successful Mother-Daughter Case Studies In the wake of new research highlighting low levels of financial literacy among large segments of women and girls, a new category of financial literacy programs,...