Policy & Government

How Social Media Turned Evil

Yarovoye October 31, 2018

Social media, and the Internet as a whole, have been taking a lot of flak lately for some good reasons: privacy issues, of course, but …

Policy & Government

Making the Deadline: Flurry of Support for Financial Literacy

July 11, 2018

Financial literacy advocates are painfully aware that in dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau the Trump administration threatens to severely set back the effort to …

Policy & Government

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. …

Policy & Government

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 …

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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 …

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Right About Money’s Response to Mulvaney Request

June 13, 2018

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, …

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Beyond Oil: Saudi Rulers Look to Financial Education to Broaden Their Economy

May 16, 2018

As Saudi Arabia embarks on ambitious plans to modernize its economy, financial education has emerged as a top priority. Last week, the Saudi Council of …

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CFPB’s Mulvaney Asks: What’s in a Name? Maybe Everything

April 25, 2018

Channeling his inner Shakespeare, Mick Mulvaney, the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is asking the media to refer to the organization by …