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The Skyline: How Two Transit Agencies Leveraged Payment System Changes As Banking Access Opportunities

By connecting riders to Bank On certified accounts, two local transit agencies used the shift to contactless payment to help bring riders into the financial mainstream.

Six Cities to Develop Local Wealth Building Strategies

In this June 2025 press release, the CFE Fund announced that six new cities have been chosen to join the next CityStart cohort. The CityStart initiative helps local leaders develop and implement proven strategies to help local families and communities become more financially stable.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 focus on wealth equity.

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.