Apr 24, 2012
Teaching children the fundamentals of savings and financial education early in life means
Feb 21, 2012
It’s officially America Saves week! From February 19 - 26, the America Saves campaign is calling on educators
Feb 9, 2012
New York City Mayor Bloomberg, Consumer Affairs Commissioner (and longtime CFED friend) Mintz
Dec 12, 2011
Join us this Wednesday, December 14 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST. This webinar will offer strategies
Nov 23, 2011
In September 2002, the Labour party in the United Kingdom launched a ground-breaking
Nov 17, 2011
Saving money for the future is never an easy thing for anyone, no matter what our
Nov 7, 2011
The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina began as
Sep 13, 2011
Savings habits are a topic covered in every financial education workshop, and play a particularly important role
Sep 1, 2011
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that a person’s earning power
Aug 23, 2011
“I really want to start saving, but I’m not ready to go back to school.”
Aug 16, 2011
West Virginia recently launched the SMART529 Matching Grant Program to incentivize college savings for low- and moderate-income residents.
Jul 29, 2011
Welcome back to our new series that analyzes the successes of our Strategic Plan for 2007-2011!
Jul 18, 2011
Imagine yourself as an IDA practitioner. Now consider what makes an IDA program participant respond
Jun 29, 2011
On May 18, North Dakota launched a new program to help families save for college.
Jun 28, 2011
Matched savings accounts have been proven to be successful financial products that help low-income households
Jun 22, 2011
Today, we enthusiastically announced our newest endeavor in this realm – the launch of the Partnership for College Completion (PCC).
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 14, 2011
Most Americans recognize the value of savings, yet over time, American savings have declined sharply.
Mar 18, 2011
The policies in our history that have resulted in the most significant, widely shared and sustained increases in economic prosperity
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.
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