Web site for the Credit Union National Association, offering information on locating and joining a credit union, as well as the latest news in consumer finance.
Author: Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection
This section of the FTC website offers practical information on a variety of consumer topics. The information here can help you avoid rip-offs and exercise your consumer rights.
Author: WI Dept. of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection
Find helpful advice on hundreds of topics - from advertising to telecommunications - written in easy-to-understand language by experts who research and answer consumer questions every day.
These alerts will give you the information you need to protect your money and avoid scams and other investing problems.
Topics include: college savings (529) plans, annuities and insurance, bonds, frauds and scams, margin and borrowing, mutual funds & ETFs, retirement accounts, trading securities, and more.
Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) is a nonprofit, nationally respected organization dedicated exclusively to the understanding and prevention of identity theft. The ITRC provides victim and consumer support as well as public education. The ITRC also advises governmental agencies, legislators, law enforcement, and businesses about the evolving and growing problem of identity theft.
Kiplinger is a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice, available in print, online, audio, video and software products.
Moneytopia is an immersive game that helps you learn more about managing your money while having fun. The loftier and more costly your big dream, the longer the game will last. Play the game—or, for a quick overview of different topics, check out the Moneytopia Tutorials.
Practical tips from federal government agencies and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.
SaveAndInvest.org, a free service of the FINRA Investor Education Foundation—helping protect you from investment fraud and providing information to help you confidently handle your finances.
Using the Internet, the media and public forums, we help investors build their financial knowledge and provide them with essential tools to better understand the markets and basic principles of saving and investing.
Author: U. S. Dept. of Health & Human Services and U. S. Dept. of Justice
Tools, announcements, and information from the U.S. Departments of Health & Human Services and the Department of Justice on fighting and reporting Medicare fraud.
Learn about resources for entrepreneurs about starting a small business, writing business plans, investing in stocks, mutual funds, and other investments.
Saving for a college education? Already paying off student loans? Find out about student loans, scholarships, technical schools, and other university tuition options
Retirement, wills, estate planning, charitable giving, social security, Medicare, winning the lottery or dealing with an inheritance - find it all here.