This report, Making the Case for Banking Access: Talking to Unbanked People About Bank Accounts, explores effective messages for communicating with those who are unbanked about the value of safe...
The CFE Fund has a number of supportive resources related to COVID-19! This page lists all safe and affordable accounts certified as meeting the Bank On National Account Standards that...
Since it launched in 2020, the City of Detroit’s Financial Empowerment Center (FEC), as part of the CFE Fund’s national FEC Public initiative, has helped homeowners with low incomes avoid...
Summer Jobs Connect is an ambitious initiative spearheaded by seed funder the Citi Foundation and the CFE Fund to support young adults seeking summer employment, enhancing these municipally-led programs by...
The CFE Fund’s Bank On Listserv is an online community for Bank On coalition members, financial institutions, academics, and other stakeholders interested in banking access efforts. Members can ask questions...
This August 2017 press release highlights findings from a new three-year evaluation of the Financial Empowerment Center model. The evaluation draws on data from 22,000 clients and 57,000 counseling sessions...
This issue, Issue 11, includes an update on the Financial Empowerment Center initiative and a new funding opportunity; news from Bank On and the recent conference; and an overview of...
In this April 2024 press release, the CFE Fund announced that a third cohort of five cities have been selected to join the CityStart initiative. The initiative helps local leaders...
The CFE Fund is accepting applications for the next cohort of our CityStart engagement, which helps local governments develop a municipal financial empowerment blueprint based on stakeholder and community engagement....
Bank On coalitions are locally-led partnerships between local public officials; city, state, and federal government agencies; financial institutions; and community organizations that work together to help improve the financial stability...