Apr 24, 2012
Teaching children the fundamentals of savings and financial education early in life means
Apr 20, 2012
Two years ago, when I saw a job opening at CFED, the decision apply was an easy one. As the daughter of Nigerian immigrants
Apr 16, 2012
Millions of workers will spend today and tomorrow doing their taxes in preparation of the April 17 filing deadline
Apr 5, 2012
People from more than 5,600 New Hampshire households, most of them low-income, have created affordable housing for themselves.
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.
Apr 3, 2012
The financial capability field is always looking for better, more rigorous ways to demonstrate results of financial coaching
Mar 29, 2012
In a brilliant display of nerd-dom, my friend, Jade, and I had a discussion at the dinner table the other night
Mar 23, 2012
Yesterday, I came across a New York Times article that I re-posted to JoinBankOn.org about the challenges facing
Mar 8, 2012
It’s time for the annual National Financial Capability Challenge, sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Education.
Mar 7, 2012
Forum participants discussed (1) needs and priorities in improving financial literacy; (2) roles and responsibilities of
Feb 28, 2012
On Thursday, February 16, CFED’s founder and Chairman Bob Friedman participated in a congressional briefing
Feb 24, 2012
What would it look like if every child in the U.S. started his or her life with an endowed account for use in saving for college
Feb 21, 2012
It’s officially America Saves week! From February 19 - 26, the America Saves campaign is calling on educators
Feb 17, 2012
Yesterday, CFED’s Vice President for Policy & Research, Ida Rademacher, joined Communities Foundation of Texas in Dallas
Feb 9, 2012
New York City Mayor Bloomberg, Consumer Affairs Commissioner (and longtime CFED friend) Mintz
Feb 7, 2012
Showing affection doesn’t need to break the bank. This is seems obvious, but flies in the face of the logic
Jan 26, 2012
The Center for Financial Security (CFS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently launched its Financial Security Index
Jan 17, 2012
Last week’s announcement of the latest Race to the Top grantees – this time a group of nine states
Dec 20, 2011
A young person’s success in going to and graduating from college depends, at least in part, on
Dec 14, 2011
Where are the all-time most unbanked places in America? New data is available for every census tract, city/place and county in the country.
Dec 13, 2011
New York City’s Department of Consumer Affairs just released a report about its work
Dec 6, 2011
For over half a century now, credit scores generated by credit bureaus and analytics companies, most
Nov 28, 2011
This morning, CFED’s President Andrea Levere was a featured guest on “Forum
Nov 17, 2011
Saving money for the future is never an easy thing for anyone, no matter what our
Oct 27, 2011
The Pew Health Group released a new report on the unbanked and underbanked in Los Angeles, "Slipping Behind: Low-Income Los Angeles Households Drift Further from the Financial Mainstream."
Oct 26, 2011
On October 7, CFED Vice President for Assets & Opportunity Programs Carl Rist presented at a
Oct 5, 2011
The Federal Reserve Board and the Business School at George Washington University are happy to announce
Sep 28, 2011
On Wednesday September 14, the Take Charge America Institute at the University of Arizona hosted a webinar
Sep 13, 2011
President's jobs proposals would benefit microenterprises, new entrepreneurs, low-income workers
Sep 9, 2011
Letter of Intent Deadline October 3: AARP Foundation Seeks Innovative Ideas on Income
Sep 7, 2011
"New Lessons Behind Kids' Allowances" (News, Aug. 28) is interesting fodder for parents considering how best to
Sep 6, 2011
Forbes' Rahim Kanani recently interviewed CFED founder and general counsel Bob Friedman for his column that focuses on leadership in the social sector.
Aug 30, 2011
The Office of Financial Empowerment has partnered with five credit unions to offer an alternative payday loan
Aug 23, 2011
FOR generations of children, the idea of saving first became real when a savings bond landed in a birthday
Aug 22, 2011
Are you playing Angry Birds on your smartphone? Have you taken a break from work to play some Tetris or Bejewelled?
Aug 18, 2011
CFED is pleased to join the Annie E. Casey Foundation as a 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book outreach partner.
Aug 4, 2011
CFED is currently involved in a number of Children’s Savings Account initiatives serving young children
Jul 29, 2011
Welcome back to our new series that analyzes the successes of our Strategic Plan for 2007-2011!
Jul 21, 2011
Here is a timely and hard-hitting post from CFED’s Innovative Idea Champion Jack Towarnicky, prompted by a recent front-page
Jul 8, 2011
Doorways to Dreams Fund (D2D) is proud to announce that Farm Blitz has been chosen as a finalist for the Direct Impact Award
Jun 21, 2011
Last week, I attended the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s (CFSI) Underbanked Financial Services Forum.
May 18, 2011
Recruit original cosponsors for Supplemental Security Income asset limit reform!
May 2, 2011
Longtime friend of CFED Mariko Lin Chang forwarded us the link to a recent op-ed that she
May 2, 2011
We want to congratulate Margaret Libby, executive director of Mission San Francisco Community Financial Center
Apr 28, 2011
“Umm…how old are you? Are you sure you know how to do taxes?”
Apr 21, 2011
RSVP now for a webinar on the City Financial Empowerment Initiatives
Apr 19, 2011
It's April, which means it's National Financial Literacy Month. In a recent presidential proclamation
Apr 13, 2011
On October 29, I’M HOME partner PathStone Corporation facilitated the resident co-op purchase
Apr 13, 2011
It is exciting to learn that Ed Ablard's advocacy with Pentagon Federal Credit Union, which
Apr 6, 2011
AccountAbility Minnesota serves as an incubator for new and innovative approaches to address asset building
Mar 22, 2011
AccountAbility Minnesota was founded in 1971 by a group of justice-minded accountants who believe that a person’s ability
Mar 14, 2011
Over the next few weeks we are thrilled to post early excerpts from a paper to be published this spring by 2010 Innovator-in-Residence Mindy
Mar 11, 2011
It’s that time of year again! No, I don’t mean Mardi Gras. I’m talking about the 2011 National Financial Capability Challenge, sponsored by the Department of Treasury.
Mar 8, 2011
The Huffington Post column, "Alternative Credit Reporting: Is Experian Really Going to Help You Rebuild Your Credit?", inaccurately describes the extensive research and proven impact of full-file reporting of utility and telecom data. The authors conflate utility and telecom payment data -- which has extensive research and practice demonstrating positive benefits -- with rental payments that is new data and lacks the same analysis and demonstration.
Mar 7, 2011
Tax Day comes around far more quickly than expected year after year. And much like we do during New Years, we are forced to think about our actions and decisions throughout the past year, often making a list of empty resolutions - it’s not until we take that first step that we really commit to healthy change. To celebrate the new
Feb 15, 2011
Game Theory Academy (GTA) teaches young people ages 16-22 about the economy. Our mission is to use money to engage young people in conversations that lead them to think deeply about their best self interest when it comes to money, education, jobs and recreation.
Feb 7, 2011
The parties are over, the holiday lights are coming down and the long slog to spring has begun -- made all the drearier by having to account for last year's income and file taxes.
However, there is a new bright spot in this annual ritual -- the opportunity to build savings at tax time.
Feb 2, 2011
Hello! My name is Anne Li and I am CFED’s program director for innovation. I will be blogging pretty regularly from now on, and also inviting you and others to be Guest Bloggers.
Sep 30, 2010
Neighborhood Partnerships staff is in Washington DC attending the CFED Assets Learning Conference. We were also fortunate to attend a pre-conference session for State & Local Assets Coalitions. This pre-conference session was attended by 43 state asset coalitions and over 30 local asset coalitions. Both on days one and two, attendees were challenged to help CFED build a movement in this country to expand economic opportunities for all Americans.
At the end of day one, attendees were asked to respond about how we view asset building as part of a larger social movement, its strengths and weaknesses, and what we need from partners, national organizations, researchers and funders in the coming years to create opportunity for all Americans.
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