...residents identify and then access public resources targeted to address their individual needs. This program also has informed the CFE Fund’s new Emergency Financial Empowerment program. To learn more about...
...phone-based financial triage and resource referrals; 35 municipal Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) partners are offering, or are working to launch, one-on-one financial counseling through FEC programs; and more than 80...
...has invested over $40 million in this initiative, which has provided 16,500 young people with summer jobs and over 800,000 low-income youth with access to financial education and safe and...
In this July 2023 press release, the CFE Fund announced the expansion of Summer Jobs Connect (SJC) through Summer Jobs Connect Academy, a new entry point for connecting banking access...
The CFE Fund has a number of funding opportunities to support banking access efforts, including the Bank On Capacity Grant: Capacity Grant: The CFE Fund’s Bank On Capacity Grant aims...
...champions. The SaveUSA program was supported by the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, and created in partnership with the...
...Coalition recommends amending the limits to MLA applicability based on loan term, maximum loan amount and loan structure for payday lenders and vehicle title lenders; subjecting direct deposit advance loans...
...and regulatory reforms it seeks to advance. Key policy areas of interest include expanding access to financial products and services; improving financial capability; promoting asset building opportunities; and strengthening and...
This November 2017 press release announces the launch of the Bank On Fellowship program, supported by Wells Fargo. The release announces the selection of five Bank On fellowships to advance...
This issue, Issue 23, provides updates on the CFE Fund’s and partner cities’ financial empowerment efforts, including those related to COVID-19 recovery. In advance of the newly expanded federal Child...