A growing consensus is emerging that the ultimate measure of success for financial literacy efforts should be improvement in individual financial well-being. But financial well-being has never been explicitly defined, nor is there a standard way to measure it. This report provides a conceptual framework for defining and measuring success in financial education by delivering a proposed definition of financial well-being, and insight into the factors that contribute to it. This framework is grounded in the existing literature, expert opinion, and the experiences and voice of the consumer...

In the wake of the Great Recession, Congress created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) to protect consumers and help avoid any repeat of the conditions that had led to the financial crisis. It has been widely recognized that dramatic deterioration in underwriting standards led to severe dislocations in the mortgage market, which were transmitted through various mechanisms, including mortgage securitization, into extensive damage to the broader economy. This report examines information related to consumers' mortgage shopping experience, using responses from the National...

The Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act ("CARD Act") requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to submit to Congress, and to make available to the public, an annual report that lists information submitted to the Bureau concerning agreements between credit card issuers and institutions of higher education or certain organizations affiliated with such institutions. This report refers to these agreements as "college credit card agreements" or simply "agreements." Affiliated organizations include fraternities, sororities, alumni associations, or...