The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will set and enforce clear, consistent rules to hold banks, credit cards, mortgage lenders, and others accountable and protect consumers from abuses and deceptive practices. Learn More ...

To help make college more affordable, President Obama created the American Opportunity Tax Credit, worth $10,000 over four years and currently helping 9 million families cover the cost of college, and doubled investments in Pell Grants. Learn more...

President Obama negotiated a bipartisan agreement that led to a payroll tax cut for 160 million working Americans, giving them in effect a 2 percent raise through the end of 2012. A family earning $50,000 got a tax cut of around $1,000, or about $40 with every paycheck. Learn more...

The Affordable Care Act – President Obama’s landmark health reform law – is already making the health system more secure for American families. Nearly 17 million children can no longer be denied care due to a pre-existing condition, 6.6 million young adults can stay on their parent’s insurance through age 26 and more than 5 million seniors have saved an average of $768 each on the cost of their prescription drugs. Learn more...

Simplifying and expanding access to refinancing at today's low interest rates could save millions of responsible homeowners about $3,000 a year on their mortgage payments. Learn more ...