...Security Numbers when opening a bank or credit union account. Drawing from our Bank On experience, our letter highlighted the barriers faced by consumers from marginalized communities from the current...
...counseling as a free public service for residents in need. The CFE Fund, with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wells Fargo, The JPB Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, and Capital One, is working...
...and meet present challenges and future ambitions. Local governments offer FEC financial counseling as a free stand-alone public service, but also via integration into other social services including housing and...
...the FEC Public platform. These funds will enable the CFE Fund and its municipal partners to reach more residents with high-quality, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service. Since...
...Antonio, TX). Financial Empowerment Centers (FECs) offer professional, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service. The evaluation draws on data from 22,000 clients who participated in 57,000 counseling sessions...
...Centers (FECs) offer professional, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service. The evaluation draws on data from 22,000 clients who participated in 57,000 counseling sessions across these first 5...
...moderate-income customers rely on full service bank branches, and highlights that cost and range of services, information about account availability, public awareness and customer support are all critical factors. The...
...with the CFE Fund to launch free, high-quality one-on-one financial counseling for low-income residents, thanks to generous support from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of its American Cities Initiative. To learn...
...to revise its regulations implementing the Military Lending Act (MLA) to ensure that service members and their families are protected from the full range of abusive lending practices that trap...
...competitive application process. They join 30 other local governments that have already launched, or are working to launch, FEC services that have already served 116,000 clients, helping them to reduce...