May 16, 2012
In 2012, a number of cities and states are considering policies to curb predatory small dollar lending, and in particular, payday lending.
May 4, 2012
One of the big takeaways from the recently-released 2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard is that no matter how you measure it, financial insecurity in the U.S. is on the rise.
Apr 25, 2012
On Wednesday, April 18, the House Agriculture Committee voted to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by more than $33 billion over ten years.
Apr 20, 2012
The conclusion of tax week mostly brings the nation a collective sigh of relief, but it is also a good time to dispel common myths about our federal tax system.
Apr 9, 2012
We’re excited to announce that 10 new Lead State and Local Organizations will be joining the A&O Network – five local and five state.
Apr 6, 2012
CFED, in partnership with Rural Dynamics Inc. and Lakota Funds, will be presenting at the fifth national Grassroots & Groundwork conference, from June 6-8 in Prior Lake, Minnesota.
Apr 4, 2012
New data from the Council for Economic Education shows that school-based financial education has plateaued and may even be on the decline.
Mar 15, 2012
There has been a lot of state policy action across the country
Mar 14, 2012
Today, David Rothstein from Policy Matters Ohio is testifying to the Senate Banking Committee in a hearing entitled “Examining Issues in the Prepaid Card Market.”
Feb 29, 2012
At CFED, we weren’t surprised when we saw the New York Times map and related article about “the geography of public benefits”
Feb 17, 2012
Yesterday, CFED’s Vice President for Policy & Research, Ida Rademacher, joined Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas
Feb 14, 2012
Watch two short narrated presentations about the Scorecard - including key data findings and the strength of states' policies.
Feb 9, 2012
New York City Mayor Bloomberg, Consumer Affairs Commissioner (and longtime CFED friend) Mintz
Feb 8, 2012
Thanks to a tremendous collaborative effort between CFED and leaders in the Assets & Opportunity Network, last Tuesday’s launch of the 2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard raised up the concept of asset poverty.
Feb 2, 2012
For the past couple days, we’ve been offering an in-depth look at the different products we released on Tuesday, including
Feb 1, 2012
Yesterday we unveiled the brand-new Assets & Opportunity Initiative website, including the online home for
Jan 31, 2012
Today marks the official launch of the 2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard!
Jan 27, 2012
CFED will release the 2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard in a national webinar on January 31 at noon EST (11 a.m. CST / 10 a.m. MST / 9 a.m. PST).
Jan 11, 2012
2011 was an eventful state policy year, to say the least! Below are highlights of some of the most significant state policy changes of 2011.
Jan 2, 2012
CFED is pleased to announce that 12 leaders in the asset-building field have been selected to serve two-year terms on the permanent Assets & Opportunity Network Steering Committee
Dec 21, 2011
Last month, CFED released a new report that identifies two dozen approaches states can take to help people achieve financial security without putting additional strain on states’ bottom lines.
Dec 6, 2011
On December 6, CFED and the Northern Plains Initiative held a webinar on the strength of state policies
Dec 5, 2011
Tomorrow, we’re joining forces with Rural Dynamics, Inc.’s Northern Plains Institute to host a
Nov 21, 2011
On November 17, about 200 advocates, service providers, funders, financial institutions, academics and government agencies across the country joined us for a webinar on the new
Nov 18, 2011
A lot has happened with state Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC) over the past year. These policy changes were captured in our newly released Scorecard Resource Guide on Tax Credits for Working Families.
Nov 15, 2011
Last week, PolicyLink held its fourth national Equity Summit in Detroit, bringing
Nov 8, 2011
The Census Bureau released its much-anticipated supplemental poverty measure. The goal of this new measure is to provide a more accurate picture of poverty in the United States.
Nov 2, 2011
Last week we released new data on the strength of state policies that help families build and
Oct 18, 2011
New data released today by CFED's Research Team reveals enormous disparities along racial lines
Sep 30, 2011
Michigan recently introduced a new policy that will reinstate the asset test in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), limiting benefits to people with few or no assets.
Sep 16, 2011
As part of the 2009-2010 Assets & Opportunity Campaign, CFED worked with 25 state partners to improve state-level policies related to asset building and protection as a means of expanding economic opportunity.
Sep 8, 2011
CFED is excited to announce that we have selected our first set of lead organizations to help begin building
Aug 18, 2011
CFED is pleased to join the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book outreach partner.
Aug 16, 2011
West Virginia recently launched the SMART529 Matching Grant Program to incentivize college savings for low- and moderate-income residents.
Jul 27, 2011
During the 2011 legislative session there was—and continues to be—significant action at the state level around
Jul 20, 2011
Since 2002, CFED has helped foster the emergence of state and local asset coalitions and their policy advocacy efforts
Jun 29, 2011
On May 18, North Dakota launched a new program to help families save for college.
Jun 15, 2011
On June 9, Alabama Governor Bentley signed into law SB 295, which created a state Individual Development Account (IDA) program
May 26, 2011
In 2010, nine states reduced or eliminated funding for Individual Development Accounts (IDAs).
Apr 26, 2011
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is the largest federal anti-poverty program; it provided about $59 billion
Mar 25, 2011
Automatic IRA: On February 9, the Illinois Senate introduced SB 1844
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