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Treasury published an RFI for the national financial literacy strategy; public comments due April 6, 2026

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A request for information (RFI) was published to inform the FLEC update and the public comment period closes.

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The Treasury Department held a public Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting on February 6, 2026, chaired by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, to discuss implementation and outreach for "Trump Accounts." Agency principals from the OCC, NCUA, Labor, HUD, Social Security Administration and IRS spoke, and Treasury staff provided an implementation update. FLEC said it will update the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy and published a request for information to guide revisions; public comments are open through April 6, 2026. A recording of the meeting is available online.
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Treasury's Feb. 6, 2026 readout of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission public meeting states Treasury "recently published a request for information" to inform FLEC's update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy and invites public comment, noting the comment period closes on April 6, 2026. The Federal Register notice (Request for Information Related to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) Update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy), published Feb. 3, 2026, likewise requests written comments "on or before April 6, 2026." Verdict: True — official Treasury and Federal Register/GPO documents confirm both the RFI and the April 6, 2026 public comment deadline.

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  1. Update · Feb 07, 2026, 02:12 AMTrue
    Treasury's Feb. 6, 2026 readout of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission public meeting states Treasury "recently published a request for information" to inform FLEC's update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy and invites public comment, noting the comment period closes on April 6, 2026. The Federal Register notice (Request for Information Related to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) Update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy), published Feb. 3, 2026, likewise requests written comments "on or before April 6, 2026." Verdict: True — official Treasury and Federal Register/GPO documents confirm both the RFI and the April 6, 2026 public comment deadline.
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