The CFE Fund partnered with the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Social Protection Network (IASPN) following an international conference it co-hosted in New York City with the U.S. Department of...
...Conference that the CFE Fund co-hosted with the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Social Protection Network; and features a guest post on how local financial empowerment efforts in Lansing resulted...
...has invested over $40 million in this initiative, which has provided 16,500 young people with summer jobs and over 800,000 low-income youth with access to financial education and safe and...
In this July 2023 press release, the CFE Fund announced the expansion of Summer Jobs Connect (SJC) through Summer Jobs Connect Academy, a new entry point for connecting banking access...
...their community, including through leveraging federal funding streams like the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Financial Empowerment Center Model Financial Empowerment Center clients receive free, one-on-one professional counseling assistance...
This American Banker article highlights the Bank On National Account Standards launch, and financial institution and regulatory support, in San Francisco....
...with the CFE Fund to launch free, high-quality one-on-one financial counseling for low-income residents, thanks to generous support from Bloomberg Philanthropies as part of its American Cities Initiative. To learn...
...a COVID-19 consumer awareness campaign and then plan for broader consumer financial protection capabilities within the city. This issue also features a guest column from the American Bankers Association (ABA)...
...consumers can obtain a bank or credit union account. The report raises concerns about these companies and financial institutions’ use of their reports, and offers solutions both for industry leaders...
...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...