...Guest Column from our partner in New Haven; a new section that highlights news and updates from the CFE Coalition; and CFE Fund updates on our Board and new website....
This issue, Issue 24, provides updates on the CFE Fund’s and partner cities’ financial empowerment efforts, including an announcement of a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to help grow the...
...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...
...Houston); Mobile, AL (Bank On South Alabama); New Haven, CT (Bank On New Haven); Summit County, OH (Bank On Rubber City); and Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota, FL (Bank On...
...OH); Bank On Inland SoCal (San Bernardino and Riverside County, CA); Kentucky Bank On Network (State of Kentucky); Bank On New Mexico (State of New Mexico); Bank On Northeast Louisiana...
This issue, Issue 14, highlights the funding opportunity and scaling of the Financial Empowerment Center initiative under the FEC Public platform; new city partners under the CFE Fund’s CityStart initiative;...
...new savings indicators for financial counseling success. In 2017, financial counselors at Financial Empowerment Centers (FECs) in Nashville and Philadelphia tested an innovative approach to defining, discussing, and tracking their...
...demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic; the CFE Fund continued building out its newest program, the Financial Navigator initiative, to help cities provide remote financial triage and referrals; and the...
...and credit union accounts, with partner financial institutions comprising 56% of the U.S. deposit marketshare. Additionally, the issue describes the launch of a new pilot, Small Business Boost, to bring...
In this May 2022 press release, the CFE Fund announced that three new cities have been chosen to join the next CityStart cohort, with a new focus on racial wealth...