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S&P: Income Inequality Is Damaging the Economy
Improved education will have clear benefits for GDP growth, S&P says
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s has become one more emphatic voice blaming the halting post-recession recovery on high income inequality […]
Credit Union Group Offers Alternative to Payday Loans
A group of five credit unions have signed on to a new program in which they’ll partner with employers to offer small cash loans that don’t require a credit check.
Those […]
Your Money, Your Goals
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released Your Money, Your Goals: A financial empowerment toolkit for social services programs. Your Money, Your Goals is a toolkit that […]
The Unbanked: Offering Small Fees, Banks Cater to Low-Income Customers
One woman kept her savings — […]
When Employees Need More Than an Advance on Their Paycheck
NPR Planet Money reveals the impact Neighborhood Trust’s Employer Solution is having at a marketing firm in Seattle where Andrew Rosenkranz describes […]
Federation Plans to Expand Support for Financial Empowerment in CUs
Credit unions in low-income communities recognize that meeting the financial needs of members often means going beyond simply offering products to also […]
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