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Federation Plans to Expand Support for Financial Empowerment in Credit Unions
Credit unions in low-income communities recognize that meeting the financial needs of members often means going beyond simply offering products to also providing education and counseling to help their members utilize products effectively and reach their financial goals. Today more than 1/3 of the [...]
Neighborhood Trust Releases New Video
Neighborhood Trust is excited to launch a new video -- watch it now on our redesigned home page. The video covers many angles of our work, team, impact, and plans for growth, but here are a few highlights: The Problem: [...]
Home Care Aides Receive Free Financial Counseling
Home care aides at the Bronx-based Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) are able to receive free financial counseling, the result of a partnership between CHCA and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, an organization that provides financial supports to low-income New Yorkers. The Neighborhood Trust-CHCA [...]
Changing the Paradigm: Financial Capability
Check out this new video from the Center for Financial Services Innovation, exploring the question "what if we created tools to turn financial education into financial capability?" CFSI was founded with the goal of creating change in the financial services industry [...]
Poor Americans Find Becoming ‘Banked’ a Daunting Quest
Some 17 million Americans don't have bank accounts, which makes everything from depositing paychecks to paying utility bills a hassle. Many aren't unbanked by choice. Some are stuck on bank "black lists" and don't know how to get off; others [...]
Quick Takes: Justine Zinkin on Personalization
Justine Zinkin imagines how personal financial help can be brought to scale. "What if that relationship ended up being more remote?"



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