Regulatory requirements to verify a customer’s identity have posed notable barriers to banking for those who may not have traditional government-issued IDs. But local government leaders and community organizations around...
...service, but also via integration into other social services including housing and foreclosure prevention services, workforce development, prisoner reentry, benefits access, domestic violence prevention, and more. Financial Empowerment Center Evaluation...
People work hard to provide for their families and improve their financial circumstances. And while community organizations and social services across the country invest heavily in helping them, at the...
...have historically leveraged their engagement with the CFE Fund to further their commitment to this work. If you have any questions about the CityStart initiative, contact Sol Vilera Ramos, Manager....
...either program, please contact Sol Vilera Ramos, Manager. The Financial Navigators initiative helped residents deal with the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing remote assistance in navigating critical...
...webinar on 10/1 (click here to register), and access the application here. To learn more about the CFE Fund’s new Emergency Financial Empowerment (EFE) initiative, contact Sol Vilera Ramos, Manager....
This issue, Issue 7, provides a number of Bank On updates, including the launch of the Bank On National Account Standards, the announcement of the Bank On Capacity Grant Fund,...
...the short-term lending market that trap them in cycles of debt, and offers a number of recommendations. These include: the proposed full payment test should include standardized, transparent methods for...
...critical to local governments as they allocate limited resources, are accountable to residents for quality services, and seek program sustainability across administration changes. Based on programmatic experience from the Financial...
...empowerment programming efforts. This brief details why municipal leaders have invested in this critical work, outlines the work of OFEs, and highlights how a number of cities launched their OFEs....