Consistent with overall economic improvement, measures of Americans’ financial stress and fragility continue to improve -- even as financial literacy trends slightly downward -- according to the 2016 Financial Capability in the United States study released today by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center.

The ABA Foundation offers book recommendations to help bankers advance youth financial literacy during the summer months.

In observance of World Elder Abuse Day on June 15, the ABA Foundation today issued a press release with steps older Americans and their caregivers can take to prevent financial abuse, which is estimated to cost seniors $2.9 billion each year.

The share of Americans who say they prefer saving to spending rose to an all-time high of 65 percent, according to a recent Gallup poll.

The ABA Foundation today announced that Fiserv -- a global provider of financial services technology solutions and an ABA-endorsed vendor -- has agreed to sponsor its annual Teach Children to Save program.

With recent data suggesting that more than forty percent of millennials are “chronically stressed” about money, ABA today issued a press release with tips to help millennials use tools they already access to secure a strong financial footing.

Ninety percent of parents reported talking with their children about money and personal finance, according to a new survey conducted by Everfi, an educational technology company, in conjunction with National Financial Literacy Month this April.

Armed with insight and tailored educational outreach, these banks are catering to nontraditional customers that, in turn, boost their bottom lines.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today released an advisory and report highlighting voluntary best practices for banks to protect seniors from financial exploitation.

By Corey Carlisle Bankers have long recognized the importance of financial literacy and of teaching Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. With April’s National Financial Literacy Month on the horizon, I asked Kurt Schindler from Banco Popular in San Juan, P.R., and Ben Joergens from Old National Bancorp in Evansville, Ind.—the 2014 and 2015 winners of ABA’s ...