Bringing Bank Services to Unbanked Clients
Many low-income families and individuals, including those who claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), lack access to bank accounts and are forced to...
Read more →Why Open a Bank Account and How to Do It
If you do not have a bank account, you may spend 10 percent of your income on services to get your money. Check cashing,...
Read more →Including Children in Financial Education
Children aren’t the usual focus for financial education. Although reading, writing, and math are fundamental skills taught in the public education system, lessons in...
Read more →Happy Native American Heritage Day
It is National Native American Heritage Month and November 25 is Native American Heritage Day. First Nations Oweesta Corporation is one organization that successfully...
Read more →Understanding Unbanked Families
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recently published its 2015 National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households. In 2015, 7 percent of American households...
Read more →Using Data Collection to Tailor Outreach
After years of inconsistent client data, CA$H Maine, a statewide collaboration of ten coalitions devoted to helping individuals achieve financial stability, decided it needed...
Read more →This Week’s Must-Read: EITC Expansion for Childless Workers
ITIN holders may have to renew their numbers for the upcoming tax season, the Center for American Progress reports on societal benefits of an...
Read more →This Week’s Must-Read: Renewing the Debt Collection Market
An overhaul of the debt collection market is in sight and the visions of the IRS may lead to increased burdens on VITA sites.
Read more →This Week’s Must-Read: Oregon’s New Statewide Retirement Savings Plan
Oregon prepares a statewide retirement savings plan, the governor of Massachusetts reverses his support for an Airbnb tax that would expand the state’s EITC,...
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