The Summer Jobs Connect (SJC) initiative, generously supported by Citi Foundation, leverages the scale and infrastructure of Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEPs) to offer banking access and other financial empowerment...
...include low costs, no overdraft fees, robust transaction capabilities such as a debit or prepaid card, and online bill pay. Notable changes in the 2019-2020 Standards include allowing paper statement...
...to use the tool; and urges caution as the FDIC explores moving towards online survey responses, given some un/underbanked and low-income consumers’ reluctance to submit personal information via online platforms....
...invest in or support integrated financial counseling and coaching services. The Coalition urges that any consideration of alternative product delivery system be balanced by the fact that many low and...
...components of the FEC model. Partnerships both facilitate the counseling delivery and ensure a flow of financial counseling clients referred through a diverse range of municipal and community partnerships. The...
...place in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco, drawing in over 110 participants. Regional winners then presented their ideas virtually to a panel of judges at a site hosted by...
...of the mainstream financial system, and can be used to receive and manage the federal Child Tax Credit and other emergency payments. To learn more about Bank On, visit www.cfefund.org/bankon....
...CA; San Francisco, CA; Memphis, TN; Shreveport, LA; and Syracuse, NY. The CFE Fund will select additional municipalities for future grant cohorts. To learn more about FEC Public, visit www.fecpublic.org....
...in local banking access efforts and at the same time generating best practices for other coalitions around the country. To learn more about the Bank On Fellowship program, visit www.cfefund.org/bankon....
...vibrant national learning community to help local government partners plan, launch, and sustain Financial Empowerment Centers for their residents. To learn more about the national FEC Public initiative, visit www.fecpublic.org...