This Governing article looks at the impact of the Financial Empowerment Center initiative, and its unique connection to local government and focus on outcomes....
...that local governments, Bank On coalitions, and others already are highlighting the importance of banking access to receive payments and guiding residents to certified Bank On accounts. Importance of Banking...
This report, Making the Case for Banking Access: Talking to Unbanked People About Bank Accounts, explores effective messages for communicating with those who are unbanked about the value of safe...
Thank you to our many municipal and funding partners for making this pandemic-era program such a bold and nimble success. Across 31 cities and counties, trained navigators helped thousands of...
...banking products, including a coalition Playbook, coalition capacity grants, and a new national Fellowship opportunity. Other discussion topics included innovations in safe and affordable financial products; strategies for banking access...
...supports and programs. The Emergency Financial Empowerment (EFE) initiative partners local emergency management leadership with government and other community financial empowerment resources, better to ensure that emergency response protocols incorporate...
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...
...Bank On certified accounts were opened in 2019. With the certification of BMO Harris’ Smart Money™ Account, BOM Bank’s EZ Checking account, Rio Grande Credit Union’s Fresh Start Checking, US...
Summer Jobs Connect is an ambitious initiative spearheaded by seed funder the Citi Foundation and the CFE Fund to support young adults seeking summer employment, enhancing these municipally-led programs by...
...As a Public Service. This brief highlights how banking status mattered for FEC clients’ success. It also details unbanked clients and what they achieved during counseling, banking outcomes for all...