More Resources for Financial Literacy

Consumer Credit Counseling Services of VT and NH

People often start to feel like their bills control them. CCCS shows you how to take charge of your money. Face-to-face, online, or over the telephone, CCCS provides confidential counseling and assistance to families and individuals needing guidance in managing their money, credit and debt repayment. Classes and other educational resources are also available.

FDIC Money Smart Adult Education Program

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation offers computer-based instruction for adults. Money Smart is easy to use and includes 10 modules that take between 20-30 minutes to complete per module. The instruction is available for free on-line or on CD-ROM.

Vermont Bar Association

The association's web site includes the Center for Public Education. A variety of legal and educational resources are available for free from this site. Of special note is a 2002 publication titled, "Taking Charge: Plan Now for Future Financial Control."

Vermont Department of Banking, Insurance, Securities & Health Care Administration

BISHCA provides a wide range of information to help consumers choose, work with, and report problems with the businesses it regulates, which include: banks, licensed lenders, credit unions, insurance companies and their products, agents, securities firms, broker/dealers and investment advisors, HMOs, and hospital finances.

Vermont Office of the Attorney General

The Consumer Protection Unit of the Attorney General's Office investigates and prosecutes violations of Vermont's consumer laws, which prohibit businesses from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices.