Getting a taste of independence? Check out our teen and young adult materials to help you build a solid financial foundation as you grow into adulthood.

Printable Documents:

Debit Card Basics: Understand what a debit card can do, how it’s used, how you’re protected, and more. (PDF, 284 kb)

Credit Score Basics: Learn what a credit score is and how a good or a bad score can affect your ability to qualify for lending. (PDF, 298 kb)

Credit History Basics: Learn what your credit history can tell you and lenders so you can position yourself for lending, renting, mortgages, and more. (PDF, 294 kb)

Credit Cards Basics: A credit card isn’t scary when you understand their purpose and how to manage your credit effectively. (PDF, 277 kb)

Budgeting Basics: Budgets are critical to your financial success, allowing you to plan for and save for all of life’s ups and downs. (PDF, 285 kb)

Budgeting in College: You’re out in the world for the first time, how do you succeed financially? Learn how to budget for college so you can graduate and succeed in your field. (PDF, 304 kb)

Mobile Banking Basics: Don’t be scared of technology, embrace it. Learn how mobile banking can serve you 24/7, even when your credit union is closed. (PDF, 281 kb)

Prepaid Card Basics: Understand what a prepaid card can do, its best uses, and its limitations. (PDF, 295 kb)

Videos:

Budgeting: This video shows how keeping a budget helps someone pay all his bills. (MP4, 1:13, 7 mb)

Renting an Apartment: How to rent an apartment even if you don’t have a good credit history. (MP4, 1:28, 20 mb)

Student Loan Debt Relief Scams: You may have seen ads promising help with your student loan debt. Some are scams! Here are some tips to avoid them. (MP4, 1:05, 9 mb)

Avoiding Student Loan Debt: Are you having problems making your student loan payments? Here are some tips for how to manage and ways to avoid debt relief scams. (MP4, 1:04, 14 mb)

FAQs for Financial Aid Offers: This webinar brought to you by the CFPB includes answers to frequently asked questions from parents and students with regards to getting financial aid to help pay for school. (YouTube, 48:00)

Strategies for Paying for College: Find out about how to finance higher education. Learn about financial aid, funding sources, and budgeting techniques. (YouTube, 51:00)

Student Financial Wellness Resources: The CFPB hosts a discussion on student financial wellness. (YouTube, 57:00)

Credit Report: Your credit report affects your ability to get a loan or a job and could help you avoid identity theft. (MP4, 1:48, 18 mb)

Free Credit Report: Have you seen ads for free credit reports? This video explains what happens when you fall prey to these ads. (MP4, 1:10, xx mb)

How to Improve Your Credit Score: If you’re looking to make a big purchase such as a house or a new car, or if you’ve been turned down for a loan, your credit score has a large impact on this decision. Learn how to boost your credit score. (YouTube, 1:28)

Public Wifi Networks: Free Wi-Fi is everywhere these days, but they aren’t secure. Learn how to secure yourself when using public Wi-Fi networks. (MP4, 3:11, 24 mb)

Prepaid Cards: This video shows what happens when someone gets a prepaid card without checking out the fees first. (MP4, 1:20, 11.5 mb)

Prepaid Protections: Here’s how new government rules make prepaid accounts safer to use. (YouTube, 0:55)

Check out these resources to help you live your most successful life.

Printable Documents:

Prepaid Card Basics: Understand what a prepaid card can do, its best uses, and its limitations. (PDF, 295 kb)

Debit Card Basics: Understand what a debit card can do, how it’s used, how you’re protected, and more. (PDF, 285 kb)

Credit Score Basics: Learn what a credit score is and how a good or a bad score can affect your ability to qualify for lending. (PDF, 294 kb)

Credit History Basics: Learn what your credit history can tell you and lenders so you can position yourself for lending, renting, mortgages, and more. (PDF, 294 kb)

Credit Cards Basics: A credit card isn’t scary when you understand their purpose and how to manage your credit effectively. (PDF, 277 kb)

Budgeting Basics: Budgets are critical to your financial success, allowing you to plan for and save for all of life’s ups and downs. (PDF, 285 kb)

Budgeting for Families: When you have multiple mouths to feed, money can be a worry. Use this guide to help learn how to budget and stay afloat. (PDF, 264 kb)

Mobile Banking Basics: Don’t be scared of technology, embrace it. Learn how mobile banking can serve you 24/7, even when your credit union is closed. (PDF, 322 kb)

Taking Financial Control: Organize and plan your financial life so you can life confidently and comfortably. (PDF, 300 kb)

Videos:

Budgeting: This video shows how keeping a budget helps someone pay all his bills. (MP4, 1:13, 7 mb)

Minimum Payments on Credit Cards: What happens when you just make the minimum payment on a credit card balance? (MP4, 1:19, 9 mb)

Cashing a Paycheck: If you don’t have an account at a financial institution, you may be subject to big fees when cashing a paycheck. (MP4, 0:45, 6 mb)

Credit Report: Your credit report affects your ability to get a loan or a job and could help you avoid identity theft. (MP4, 1:48, 18 mb)

How do I Dispute an Error on my Credit Report?: The CFPB tells you what to do if you notice an error on your credit report. (YouTube, 1:43)

Free Credit Report: Have you seen ads for free credit reports? This video explains what happens when you fall prey to these ads. (MP4, 1:10, 6 mb)

How to Improve Your Credit Score: If you’re looking to make a big purchase such as a house or a new car, or if you’ve been turned down for a loan, your credit score has a large impact on this decision. Learn how to boost your credit score. (YouTube, 1:28)

Public Wifi Networks: Free Wi-Fi is everywhere these days, but they aren’t secure. Learn how to secure yourself when using public Wi-Fi networks. (MP4, 3:11, 30 mb)

5 Ways to Protect Your Identity: Identity theft affects millions each year. Learn how to protect yourself from these threats. (MP4, 1:25, 19 mb)

Computer Security Tips: Learn how to secure your computer with these handy tips. (MP4, 3:33, 25 mb)

Protect Your Computer from Malware: Hackers want access to your computer and will install spyware, viruses, and ransomware to get it. Here’s how to secure your computer so only you have access to your data. (MP4, 3:47, 23 mb)

Money Wiring Scams: Here are some common wiring scams and what happens to people who fall victim to the scams. (MP4, 1:30, 19.5 mb)

Recover from Identity Theft with IdentityTheft.gov: Here’s how the government can help you in the event you fall victim to identity theft. (MP4, 1:17, 10 mb)

Back it Up: Don’t Lose Your Digital Life: You have invaluable data on your computer that cannot be replaced – family photos, tax information, and more. Here are good tips and tricks to back your data up and keep yourself secure. (MP4, 1:21, 20.5 mb)

What to do After a Data Breach: Have you been notified that your personal data was involved in a data breach? Here are some things you can do to protect your identity. (MP4, 1:02, 13.5 mb)

Prepaid Cards: This video shows what happens when someone gets a prepaid card without checking out the fees first. (MP4, 1:20, 11.5 mb)

Prepaid Protections: Here’s how new government rules make prepaid accounts safer to use. (YouTube, 0:55)

Welcome to retirement, you’ve earned this. Check out these resources to help you make the most of your autumn years.

Printable Documents:

Taking Financial Control: Organize and plan your financial life so you can life confidently and comfortably. (PDF, 300 kb)

Mobile Banking Basics: Don’t be scared of technology, embrace it. Learn how mobile banking can serve you 24/7, even when your credit union is closed. (PDF, 322 kb)

Taking Financial Control in Retirement: Are you nearing or are at retirement age? Read our guide to help you make the most of your autumn years. (PDF, 279 kb)

Videos:

How Retirement Accounts are Taxed: What is the difference between a 401(k) and a Roth 401(k)? This video shows you the differences in how they’re taxed. (YouTube, 3:00)

Public Wifi Networks: Free Wi-Fi is everywhere these days, but they aren’t secure. Learn how to secure yourself when using public Wi-Fi networks. (MP4, 3:11, 25 mb)

Ways to Protect Your Identity: Identity theft affects millions each year. Learn how to protect yourself from these threats. (MP4, 1:26, 19 mb)

Computer Security Tips: Learn how to secure your computer with these handy tips. (MP4, 1:50, 25 mb)

Protect Your Computer from Malware: Hackers want access to your computer and will install spyware, viruses, and ransomware to get it. Here’s how to secure your computer so only you have access to your data. (MP4, 3:47, 23 mb)

Money Wiring Scams: Here are some common wiring scams and what happens to people who fall victim to the scams. (MP4, 1:30, 19.5 mb)

Recover from Identity Theft with IdentityTheft.gov: Here’s how the government can help you in the event you fall victim to identity theft. (MP4, 1:17, 10 mb)

Back it Up: Don’t Lose Your Digital Life: You have invaluable data on your computer that cannot be replaced – family photos, tax information, and more. Here are good tips and tricks to back your data up and keep yourself secure. (MP4, 1:21, 20.5 mb)

What to do After a Data Breach: Have you been notified that your personal data was involved in a data breach? Here are some things you can do to protect your identity. (MP4, 1:02, 13.5 mb)

Report Gift Cards Used in a Scam: If you’ve been told to buy gift cards to pay a debt or for services rendered, STOP. This is a scam. Here’s what to do. (MP4, 1:22, 11 mb)

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