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Financial Education

"Accessing the American Dream of financial self-sufficiency is not based on obtaining a loan or buying a new car; it is the very basics of education - knowing the importance of savings, how to balance a checkbook, budgeting, or investing for retirement.

“As Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration and Chairman of the MyMoney.gov Website Subcommittee, fostering and expanding financial education for consumers will be a priority.  The more information individuals have regarding credit and financial services, the better equipped they will be to make sound financial decisions.  Particularly during these troubled times, financial literacy is a consumer’s best friend.”- NCUA Chairman Michael E. Fryzel,

Financial Education Library

Printable PDF Brochures

• ID Theft - How to avoid identity theft.
• Credit Reporting - What credit reporting is and why it is important.
• Watching for Credit Card Tricks - Protecting consumers from common credit card tricks.
• Credit Card Tricks 1 - Credit card interest rates and late fees.
• Credit Card Tricks 2 - The impact of cash advances.
• Your Own Credit Card - Helpful information regarding how best to use a credit card.

Federally Insured Credit Union Savings

• NCUA Share Insurance Estimator
• Your Insured Funds

General Financial Education Links

• My Money - U.S. government's website dedicated to teaching all Americans the basics about financial education.
• FDIC Consumer News
• Money Smart
• U.S. Treasury Office of Financial Education
• National Endowment for Financial Education
• Federal Reserve Board Consumer Information
• USAGov: Money in General
• America Saves
• Jump$tart

Speeches / Statements / Press / Photos

• Transcripts of Financial Literacy and Education Commission Meetings
• U.S. Treasury Recognition of Credit Union Programs
• Published column of Board Member Matz - PERSONAL FINANCE: Make financial education part of the three R’s