...for a new Retail Services and Products Test that would evaluate a bank’s branch availability, delivery systems, and the responsiveness of their products to the needs of low- and moderate-income...
...their local residents in need. As part of this effort, the CFE Fund is launching a new Financial Navigators initiative, which will help 31 city and county governments newly offer...
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...
...well as innovative programmatic approaches to helping unbanked people open safe and affordable accounts when they start a new job. Pilot partners identify ways to integrate banking access into existing...
...local business support services. This new initiative called Small Business Boost, supported generously by Principal® Foundation, will help local entrepreneurs and small business owners improve their personal finances, better positioning...
...response infrastructure; the fact that this service already existed, and was embedded into the fabric of municipal anti-poverty efforts, meant that it could quickly pivot to meet new COVID-19 needs,...
...Bank On movement has certified over 250 bank and credit union accounts, helping newly bank 3.1 million residents. Additionally, the issue announces the second cohort of FEC Academy; shares updates...
...ensure that emergency response protocols incorporate critical personal finance preparedness and response. To learn more about the CFE Fund’s new Emergency Financial Empowerment (EFE) initiative, contact Sol Vilera Ramos, Manager....
...This fourth cohort of Bank On Fellows includes: Bank On Arizona; Bank On CLE; Bank On Inland SoCal; Kentucky Bank On Network; Bank On New Mexico; and Bank On Northeast...
This issue, Issue 23, provides updates on the CFE Fund’s and partner cities’ financial empowerment efforts, including those related to COVID-19 recovery. In advance of the newly expanded federal Child...