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Press Release
March 11, 2025

Seven Cities Enhance Small Business Services by Offering Financial Counseling for Entrepreneurs

In this March 2025 press release, the CFE Fund accounced the selection of seven local governments to offer small business owners and entrepreneurs one-on-one Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) financial counseling through the CFE’s Small Business Boost (SBB) initiative.
Letter
October 31, 2024

CFE Fund Comment Letter on Bank-Fintech Partnerships

The CFE Fund recently submitted a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Reserve Board in response to their request for information about Bank-FinTech partnerships.
Newsletter
September 16, 2024

The Skyline: How Two Cities Leveraged Financial Empowerment as Connective Tissue for Housing Success

By connecting financial empowerment to rental assistance programs, two cities supercharged social service success and brought together a range of partners to build a cohesive ecosystem around longer-term financial stability.
Webinar
September 13, 2024

FEC Public: The Movement to Date

The CFE Fund has spent more than a decade supporting and enhancing financial counseling as a public service, resulting in a sustainable, proven program model that works in a range of local contexts.
Letter
July 9, 2024

CFE Comment Letter to National Association of State Workforce Agencies on Open UI Initiative

The CFE Fund recently submitted a comment letter to the National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) in response to their request for information on the Open Unemployment Insurance Initiative.
Letter
June 18, 2024

CFE Fund Comment Letter to Treasury on Financial Institution Customer Identification Requirements

The CFE Fund recently submitted a letter to FinCen at the U.S. Department of Treasury in response to their request for information about updating the process of requiring full Social Security Numbers when opening a bank or credit union account.
Press Release
April 15, 2024

Five U.S. Cities Selected to Create Local Wealth Building Strategies Addressing Racial Wealth Equity

In this April 2024 press release, the CFE Fund announced that a third cohort of five cities have been selected to join the CityStart initiative. The initiative helps local leaders develop and implement proven strategies to support local families and communities in building financial stability, with a specialized focus on racial wealth equity.
Letter
April 15, 2024

CFE Fund Comment Letter to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Overdraft Lending Regulations

The CFE Fund recently submitted a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to a Request for Comment on the CFPB’s proposal to update regulations that govern overdraft lending services.
Letter
February 27, 2024

CFE Fund Comment Letter to Treasury on Financial Inclusion Strategy

The CFE Fund recently submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Consumer Policy in response to a Request for Information on developing a national strategy for financial inclusion.
Newsletter
February 14, 2024

The Skyline: How Three Cities Expanded Banking Access to Residents with Alternative IDs

Regulatory requirements to verify a customer’s identity have posed notable barriers to banking for those who may not have traditional government-issued IDs. But local government leaders and community organizations around the country are partnering with financial institutions to flexibly connect consumers to safe banking.