Press Releases

Jan 31, 2012

Growing Number of Americans Can’t Cover Basic Expenses if Job Loss or Other Emergency Strikes

2012 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard Shows Major Increase in “Asset Poor” Households

Jan 4, 2012

CFED Applauds Appointment of Richard Cordray to Head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Director Enables Agency to Assume Full Powers to Protect Consumers in the Financial Marketplace

Jan 2, 2012

CFED Awarded Two Grants from Bank of the West to Expand Financial Opportunities for Working Families

Grants will provide matching funds to IDA homeownership savers and support the creation of a financial education resource for low-income households in Bank of the West’s corporate footprint

Sep 20, 2011

Corporation for Enterprise Development Visits the New York Stock Exchange

President Andrea Levere Rings The Opening Bell

Jun 23, 2011

KIPP, UNCF and CFED Launch Partnership for College Completion

Citi and Citi Foundation provide $7.5 million anchor investment for innovative program

Jun 3, 2011

Bill to Reform the Asset Limit Test of the Supplemental Security Income Program Introduced

Reform would enable people with disabilities to open bank accounts, work and save towards financial self-reliance

Apr 19, 2011

Bill to Expand IDAs Introduced in the House

Improvements to Assets for Independence Act Will Enable Low-Income Families to Increase their Financial Security & Wealth

Apr 13, 2011

Statement by CFED President on President Obama's Call for Changes in Tax System

Andrea Levere, president of the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED), issued the following statement on Wednesday in response to President Barack Obama’s call for changes in the U.S. tax system.

Feb 9, 2011

H.R. 529 Encourages More Families to Save for College

Jan 19, 2011

Municipal Leaders Pioneering New Strategies to Help Low-, Moderate-Income Families Achieve Financial Security

Sep 30, 2010

State of the Field Address by Andrea Levere

CFED President Andrea Levere’s 2010 State of the Field address, delievered at CFED's 2010 Asset Learning Conference on September 22, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Sep 29, 2010

Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael S. Barr

Remarks by Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael S. Barr at CFED's 2010 Asset Learning Conference on September 22, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Sep 29, 2010

CEO Vikram Pandit: CFED Award Acceptance Speech

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit accepting CFED's Assets and Opportunity Award at CFED's 2010 Assets Learning Conference in Washington, DC on September 23, 2010.

Sep 23, 2010

Citigroup, Citi Foundation to be Honored for Advancing the Field of Asset-Building in America

Sep 22, 2010

Citigroup’s Pandit, Treasury’s Barr Headline CFED’s Assets Learning Conference On Policies that Help Low-Income Americans Gain Financial Security

Sep 22, 2010

Rewarding the Rich, Missing the Middle and Penalizing the Poor

Sep 21, 2010

Child Development Accounts: Cornerstone for Brighter Economic Future

Jul 7, 2010

innovation@cfed Announces 2010 Innovators

Jun 2, 2010

The Savings Moment: Is Savings More Important than Credit?

May 26, 2010

New Capitalist’s Bradley Joins innovation@cfed as Strategic Advisor

innovation@cfed, an initiative of the Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) to champion innovative ideas that expand economic opportunity for all Americans, announced the appointment of Melissa L. Bradley as the initiative’s newest Strategic Advisor.