...a 50% savings match up to $500. This video explains the SaveUSA program model, highlights best practices for replication, and includes key program results from a rigorous randomized control trial....
Piloted at select free tax preparation sites in four cities, SaveUSA is a simple tax time matched savings program — tax filers who deposited part of their refund into a...
This issue, Issue 12, includes details on a new Summer Jobs Connect funding opportunity; highlights the scaling of the Financial Empowerment Centers under the CFE Fund’s new FEC Public platform;...
...On initiative. It also includes an update on the Next Generation Municipal Financial Empowerment Awards, including a Guest Column from our partner in New Haven; a new section that highlights...
...consumer awareness campaign and then plan for broader consumer financial protection capabilities within the city. This issue also features a guest column from the City of Newark, New Jersey’s Mayor...
...a new pilot to embed FEC financial counseling into eviction prevention services; build out the Financial Navigators initiative; and invest in a racial-equity focused CityStart initiative. Additionally, this issue includes...
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...
...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...
...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...
...updates on Consumer Financial Protection efforts; highlights from the fifth year of the Summer Jobs Connect initiative; and new Bank On resources. It also includes local updates from the CFE...