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Asset Building Tools
Building Assets Along the Continuum
Asset building is a life-long process and different asset building opportunities occur at different times. This session from our 2012 Conference discusses financial education...
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Alternative Small Dollar Loans
City Of Chicago Announces Partnership with CFPB and Predatory Lending Reforms
Earlier this week City of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel announced two new initiatives aimed at protecting city residents from dangerous financial products and practices. The...
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Asset Poverty
5 Reasons to Be Thankful
With the 2012 IABG Conference in the bag and Thanksgiving right around the corner, we want to take a moment to give some shoutouts . For both Lucy Mullany and I, the 2012...
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Alternative Small Dollar Loans
Alternative Small Dollar Loan Toolkit
The Alternative Small Dollar Loan Toolkit (ASDL) serves as a resource for banks and credit unions interested in offering a safe, profitable, small dollar loan (SDL) product....
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Access to Banking
Conference Spotlight: Wal-Mart’s Bluebird Prepaid Card
Demystifying Prepaid Cards Workshop – Friday November 16th 8:15 am – 9:30 am The largely unregulated prepaid card industry has spread across the nation as an...
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Children's Savings Accounts
Saving for the Future: Parents’ Perspectives on Savings Accounts
Cynthia Waldeck Heartland Alliance A new study was released this month by EARN Research Institute about parents’ perspectives on saving for education beyond high...
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Asset Poverty
California Moves Ahead with Automatic IRA Law
By Karen Harris, Shriver Center The U.S. is facing a growing debt crisis, the baby boomer generation is entering retirement, people are living longer today than ever before,...
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Alternative Small Dollar Loans
Program Spotlight: LEND
LEND, the student-run non-profit out of Northwestern University, provides microloans and business training services to Evanston entrepreneurs. Serving primarily low-income...
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Asset Limit Reform
An Empty-nester’s Hopes for All Children to Have College Opportunities
By Dory Rand, Woodstock Institute All children deserve the opportunity to pursue their dreams of becoming a veterinarian, astronaut, teacher, or whatever they desire....
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