Fostering Consumer Education and Financial Literacy While Promoting Competition in the Marketplace
ACEC educates consumers to take full advantage of the financial tools available to plan for a stable economic future. By taking simple steps like using the budgeting techniques found on this website and protecting yourself from identity theft you can empower yourself and your financial future.
 Financial Regulatory ReformRepublicans and Democrats alike in both the House and Senate appear anxious to pass financial regulatory reform ahead of the November mid-term congressional elections. The House passed a package of financial reform proposals late last year, and the two chambers would work out their differences once the Senate passes its version of the legislation, which could be any day now. Financial reform would bring new oversight to hedge funds and derivatives while cracking down on risky bank trading and putting in place protections for consumers. It would also establish a system for unwinding troubled financial companies to prevent a repeat of catastrophes such as the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008. (Source: Reuters)
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 Sign Online Petition Today!Sign the online petition at www.dontmakeuspay.org today! “Don’t Make Us Pay” is an effort by small business owners, community bank customers, credit union members, and others who use debit and credit cards, to urge Congress to oppose harmful legislation that would shift a merchant's cost of doing business – what they pay when they accept cards – to us, their customers. The goal of this petition is simply to prove to Congress that we don’t want to pay the bills of retailers, and we strongly oppose any legislation that shifts those costs onto us. |
 Be a Financially Literate ConsumerNow more than ever it is critical for Americans of all ages to be money skills savvy. We are the wealthiest nation but our personal debt climbs while our savings sink. How do we keep our economy robust? We need to stay smart about purchasing, planning, investing and saving. America's youth needs to be prepared as well. Here are some sites providing financial literacy resources. ACEC encourages you to visit them and to pass this information onto the young folks you know. Whether it's your piggy bank or pocketbook, your allowance or promotion bonus, we all want to protect what we earn and see it grow. mymoney.gov is a site for the Financial Literacy and Education Commission--which is comprised of federal agencies that provide financial literacy resources. JumpStart Coalition OperationHope The Savings Coalition of America AICPA Financial Literacy Sources |
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