CHAPTER 5

All Federal Reserve Bank Web sites are accessible through www.ny.frb.org.

Some additional Federal Reserve Web sites include:

www.stls.frb.org (St. Louis)

www.frbchi.org (Chicago)

www.bos.frb.org (Boston)

www.frbsf.org (San Francisco)

www.asec.org is the Web site of the American Savings Education Council, a coalition of private and public sector institutions, that undertakes initiatives to raise public awareness about what is needed to ensure long-term personal financial independence. This Web site offers savings tools and plans, and lists programs and events.

www.aba.com is the Web site of the American Bankers Association and provides information about banking services.

www.fdic.gov is the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Web site, which provides access to consumer information, press releases, and banking statistics.

www.jumpstartcoalition.org The Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy seeks to improve the personal financial literacy of young adults. Its purpose is to evaluate the financial literacy of young adults; develop, disseminate, and encourage the use of guidelines for grades K-12; and promote the teaching of personal finance. Its Web site provides a searchable database of educational materials for the K-12 age group. (888) 45-EDUCATE.

www.ncfe.org is the Web site for the National Center for Financial Education. It is a consumer-oriented, nonprofit, public education organization that offers articles and worksheets on topics, such as spending perception and creating a spending plan.

www.publicdebt.treas.gov provides current information on U.S. savings bonds. This site includes a downloadable software program called "Savings Bond Wizard" that helps inventory your savings bonds and determine redemption values and earned interest. The "Savings Bond Calculator" offers the same features online.

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