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3 Things to Do Before the Academy Year Ends on June 30
Jun 14, 2026 - Can you believe it? The 2025-2026 NGPF Academy year is coming to a close. On June 30, the current Academy year official ends, and the new Academy year begins. Before the Academy year ends, take a few minutes to make sure you've earned all the recognition and credit you've worked toward this year. 1. Earn the Final Badge of the Year The Spring PD Passport Badge is still within reach. To earn it, complete 3 hours of NGPF professional development between April 1 - June 30,...
FinCap Friday: Find and Buy with AI
Jun 11, 2026 - Visa and Mastercard want AI to help us shop online by using chatbots or AI agents, and this is just one example of integrating AI into our personal finances. More companies will use "agentic AI" to handle financial tasks for people. This could change how we buy things forever, which is why it’s a big deal for the financial world and for consumers. But like all new tech tools, it comes with both benefits and drawbacks to watch out for. Learn more in last episode of FinCap Friday for...
NGPF Podcast: Sheila Bair on Creating Skeptical Financial Consumers
Jun 10, 2026 - Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair recently joined the NGPF Speaker Series to talk about her new book for teens, How Not to Lose a Million Dollars. The conversation centered around helping students think critically in a world of finfluencers, gambling apps, and prediction markets. Here are four of her top takeaways for the classroom. Knowledge is the best defense We can't keep students off social media, so we have to prepare them for what they'll find there. As Bair put it, "the best way we...
Question of the Day: Starting July 1, how many repayment plans will new federal student loan borrowers be able to choose from?
Jun 10, 2026 - Big changes are coming to federal student loan repayment options Answer: Two: Standard Repayment Plan or Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Questions: What would you need to know about these repayment options before you chose the best one for you? What does a borrower gain, and what might they give up, when many plans are narrowed down to two? What is the tradeoff between paying a loan off quickly and keeping the monthly payment low? Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this...
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