Across the country, a number of local governments are increasing the availability of youth savings opportunities for families, with the goal of improving the likelihood that students of limited means...
...empowerment strategies to build their residents’ financial stability, with a number of localities moving beyond a single program or policy to a dedicated Office of Financial Empowerment. Across more than...
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...
...of financial institutions across the country offering safe and affordable transaction accounts certified as meeting Bank On National Account Standards; unveiled a national Bank On data portal into which financial...
The CFE Fund invites financial institutions with products they believe meet Bank On National Account Standards (2019 – 2020) to apply for validation, and invites local Bank On coalitions to...
...as well as by liaising nationally with banking, regulatory, and nonprofit organization partners to expand banking access, including through the first-ever Bank On National Account Standards, updated for 2023 –...
...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...
...govern overdraft lending services. Citing evidence from the CFE Fund’s national Bank On initiative, the letter notes the role that overdraft fees play in breeding mistrust and destabilization, and points...
The CFE Fund’s Bank On national initiative supports local coalitions with strategic and financial support, as well as liaising nationally with banking, regulatory, and nonprofit organization partners to expand banking...
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...