Financial Institutions and Services
Resources
Publications:
The
Fed: Our Central Bank - What does the Fed do and how does it affect us?
Purchase
Options for Consumers
Selecting
Financial Institutions (8 Pages)
Teaching Resources:
Money
Smart—Free teaching curriculum from FDIC
Ten training modules covering basic financial topics. Topics include description
of deposit and credit services offered by banks, choosing and maintaining
a checking account, the mechanics of budgeting, the importance of saving,
and how to obtain and use credit effectively. Each training module includes
a comprehensive guide for instructors, overheads, interactive class exercises
and a take-home booklet containing highlights and resource material for
class participants. Also available in Spanish.
Helping
People in Your Community Understand Basic Financial Services (Revised
May 2000)
The guide is intended for community educators for use with a variety of
audiences who currently do not have accounts with financial institutions
or who need basic information about how to use accounts. The precipitating
factor for the formation of the Financial Services Education Coalition
was the Department of the Treasury's EFT 99 initiative requiring Direct
Deposit for most Federal payments by January 2, 1999. Materials are also
available in Spanish.
Websites:
Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
of Chicago
Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis
Federal Reserve Bank
of Dallas
WI Department
of Financial Institutions (DFI)--Your Money Matters
Site features an extensive listing of links to financial information on
a wide range of personal finance topics options.
DFI—Kids
Pages
This site includes information on the history of money, savings options,
investing, a glossary, quizzes and an extensive listing of other web resources
especially for youth.
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