Results from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) show that one in five U.S. teenage students (22 percent) lack basic financial literacy skills. Among 15 participating countries and economies, the United States ranks 7th in the evaluation of 15-year-olds’ aptitude in understanding essential financial concepts, products and risks.

Q&A with the 2017 CashCourse Educator of the Year, Paul Goebel Director of the University of North Texas (UNT) Student Money Management Center. Paul runs the program which offers peer coaching, about 150 outreach events a year and, robust online personal finance resources, including NEFE's CashCourse.

Check out the newly redesigned CashCourse.org and get tips for improving the financial literacy of college students.

See the winners of NEFE’s 2017 annual reporting awards, presented in partnership with the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) and the Public Radio News Directors Inc. (PRNDI).

In July, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appointed NEFE Senior Director of Strategic Programs and Alliances Brent A. Neiser, CFP®, to its Consumer Advisory Board as one of six new consumer experts from outside the federal government.