May 15, 2013
Highlights from the LISC and United Way conference last month on their experiences scaling integrated service delivery
May 9, 2013
With a little help and free tax preparation services, Jennifer Vuich and her family are now financially stable
May 1, 2013
In fact, promising products and services like Piggymojo are popping up across the country.
Apr 23, 2013
This Teach Children to Save Day we're working to advance financial literacy and children's college savings accounts in the communities that need it the most
Apr 22, 2013
With 99 applications from a diverse set of organizations, you might expect an infinite range of different problems and program challenges.
Apr 22, 2013
The 13-minute segment was a powerful testament to starting children early on the path towards higher education and long-term financial well-being.
Apr 18, 2013
Read our five recommended strategies for integrating financial empowerment services into their existing social service delivery based on two pilots
Apr 17, 2013
MY Path youth had each accumulated an average of $735 though and saved an average of $507.
Mar 26, 2013
The young have been faring poorly in the job market for some time now, a condition only exacerbated by the Great Recession
Mar 7, 2013
A Place at the Table, a film concerning hunger in the United States, was released last week across the country.
Mar 5, 2013
One important step in preparing for your future financially is building up an emergency fund.
Mar 4, 2013
Don't miss this national audio conference that will explore programs that help families build financial assets
Feb 28, 2013
The sixth annual national survey assessing household saving has been released.
Feb 25, 2013
This free, hour-long webinar, which will be held Thurs., Feb. 28, at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time
Feb 22, 2013
Mark your calendars for America Saves Week 2013!
Feb 11, 2013
New research by the firm HelloWallet finds that more than a quarter of Americans who have an employer-sponsored retirement plan
Jan 14, 2013
Do you or your clients need a New Year’s resolution for 2013? Do you wish you had saved more of your federal
Jan 7, 2013
Last month, Diane Calmus, Research Assistant in the Center for Policy Innovation at the
Dec 14, 2012
For many Americans, the winter holidays are an orgy of shopping and consumption. On Black Friday
Dec 7, 2012
Tell Intuit your small business wish, and it may just come true
Dec 5, 2012
United Way of the Bay Area (UWBA), Annie E. Casey Foundation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC),
Dec 3, 2012
CFED is bringing together five organizations in an Intensive Learning Cluster to help them improve the
Nov 27, 2012
This blog post is part one in a two-part series on building assets and wealth among Native Americans as a means to advance financial stability in low-income communities around the country.
Nov 21, 2012
Behavioral economics heavily contributes to the way we design asset building and savings programs.
Nov 16, 2012
LIFT Texas and YWDallas team up to bring financial education to Dallas adults
Nov 16, 2012
Concept proposal opportunity from the CFS at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Nov 9, 2012
Right now, California leaders have the opportunity to assist the unemployed to become self-employed, create jobs and reduce the unemployment rolls – all at the same time.
Nov 1, 2012
Tonight, the San Francisco Office of the Treasury will premiere "A Foot in the Door"
Oct 29, 2012
Conventional wisdom suggests that lower-income people are financially irresponsible and lack the skills needed
Oct 26, 2012
This October, we're celebrating National Women Owned Small Business month and the accomplishments it recognizes
Oct 19, 2012
According to a recent study by EARN, 87% of parents believe that attaining a college degree is an important
Oct 12, 2012
At last month’s Assets Learning Conference (ALC), we debuted “A Foot in the Door,
Oct 10, 2012
The CFS is launching the Emergency Savings Project with the support of the Charles
Oct 4, 2012
Last week I was in DC attending a conference which focused solely on helping the underserved and underprivileged
Sep 17, 2012
While homelessness has been a “persistent and enduring feature in American history
Sep 4, 2012
The goal of the BETA Project is to tackle tough social problems by designing and testing behavioral interventions on real world products, processes and/or services. Three to five pilot organizations will be selected to participate in the project through a competitive application process.
Aug 8, 2012
On June 27th, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, together long-time CFED collaborators
Jul 31, 2012
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis invites the submission of research papers to be presented at a symposium
Jul 10, 2012
The vast majority of Americans make more than their parents, but that doesn’t mean they’re climbing the economic ladder.
Jul 5, 2012
Challenge solicits ideas for mobile applications to help empower Americans with new tools to shape their financial futures
Jun 29, 2012
Credit is an essential building block for asset building. Without a solid credit score and credit history,
Jun 12, 2012
Spectrem’s Millionaire Corner highlights findings from a report that concludes that middle-income Millennials rely on alternative financial services.
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
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
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
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