The Next Generation of Banking Starts Here: A Guide to Expanding Noncustodial Youth Accounts for Youth Financial Inclusion
This brief, co-authored with youth leaders from MyPath, provides a guide for localities and financial institutions on supporting youth financial inclusion through noncustodial bank accounts. We hope to inspire more
Too Big to Fail…Too Poor to Bank: How Mainstream Financial Services Can Help Low-Income Working Families Succeed
A report from the Empire Justice Center examines how traditional banking and credit services are failing low- and moderate-income households—particularly in under-banked communities like Rochester, NY—and offers policy recommendations for
Living Cities Closing the Gaps Network: Homeownership and Business Starts and Growth: City of Rochester Needs Assessment
A report prepared by FSG presents a detailed assessment of racial inequities in homeownership and entrepreneurship in the city of Rochester, New York and outlines actionable opportunities for advancing wealth
Safe Financial Measures to Take During COVID-19
Below are the top ways to keep your money safe if you have been financially affected by COVID-19. Get In Control of Your Bills Contact your financial institutions. They may
Prosperity Now Scorecard
Access Prosperity Now’s data tool to download estimates of unbanked and underbanked households at city, county, metro, and state levels.
Bank On National Account Standards
The CFE Fund’s Bank On National Account Standards provide local programs with a benchmark for account partnerships with financial institutions, and include both core and recommended features.
CFE Fund Announces the Bank On National Account Standards for 2019-2020
28 banks and credit unions with over 21,300 branches now offer accounts meeting Bank On National Account Standards
The Present and Future of Bank On Account Data
A report by the CFE Fund and the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
FDIC Unbanked Survey
National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Household
Account Screening Consumer Reporting Agencies Report
A joint report between the National Consumer Law Center and the CFE Fund
An Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Centers: Banking Status
Summary of findings about outcomes achieved through Financial Empowerment Centers.