The following are 15 duplicative spending programs for Financial Literacy across 13 agencies:
Source: Table 15, Appendix III, "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue," Government Accountability Office, 2/28/2012
| Agency | Details | Cost |
| Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System | Division of Consumer and Community Affairs | $1,029,885 |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau | Office of Financial Education | |
| Department of Agriculture | Family and Consumer Economics programs | $8,433,500 |
| Department of Defense | Family Support Centers (including Financial Readiness Campaign) | |
| Department of Education | Excellence in Economic Education Program | $1,447,000 |
| Department of Education | Financial Education for College Access and Success Program | $1,700,000 |
| Department of Health and Human Services | National Education and Resource Center on Women and Retirement Planning | $245,763 |
| Department of Labor | Retirement Savings Education Campaign | $365,387 |
| Department of Labor | Wi$eUp | $170,000 |
| Department of the Treasury | Office of Financial Education and Financial Access (including staff support for the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, and other initiatives) | $2,100,000 |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | Money Smart Financial Education Program | $2,749,594 |
| Federal Trade Commission | Division of Consumer and Business Education | $784,904 |
| Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Consumer education activities | $450,000 |
| Securities and Exchange Commission | Office of Investor Education and Advocacy | $2,000,000 |
| Social Security Administration | Financial Literacy Research Consortium | $9,221,000 |
Source: Table 15, Appendix III, "Opportunities to Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and Enhance Revenue," Government Accountability Office, 2/28/2012