Low-income and economically vulnerable consumers : assessment and federal empowerment strategy / Benjamin Dowling, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dowling, Benjamin.

Series:

American political, economic, and security issues series.

American political, economic, and security issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Low-income consumers--United States.

Low-income consumers.

Retail trade--United States.

Retail trade.

Consumers--United States.

Consumers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Novinka, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau helps consumer finance markets work by making rules more effective, by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules, and by empowering consumers to take more control over their economic lives. The Office of Financial Empowerment, part of the Consumer Education and Engagement division of the Bureau, focuses on low-income and economically vulnerable consumers. This book discusses the empowering low income and economically vulnerable consumers, and provides a statement from a hearing on financial literacy. (Imprint: Novinka)

Contents:

Empowering low income and economically vulnerable consumers: report on a national convening / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Financial literacy: the federal government's role in empowering Americans to make sound financial choices. Statement of Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability Office. Hearing on "Financial literacy: empowering Americans to make informed financial decisions" / United States Government Accountability Office.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63117-119-4