September 30, 2015
First Stop on the CSA Campaign: East St. Louis
Earlier this month, we took the campaign for universal Children’s Savings Accounts in...
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Asset Poverty
June 29, 2015
Family Assets Count: Chicago
In Chicago 20% of families live in poverty, but far more (49%) are financially vulnerable. These...
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Children's Savings Accounts
December 11, 2013
Top 4 Takeaways from the Assets and Opportunities Leadership Network Convening
On December 3rd and 4th, CFED’s Assets and Opportunities Network (A&O) held its first...
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Children's Savings Accounts
July 9, 2013
Getting Ahead Of the Student Loan Crisis
On Monday July 1st student loan rates doubled. The average borrower will see an increase of $2,600...
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Children's Savings Accounts
April 25, 2013
Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double
Education can only be the Great Equalizer when access to it is universal. In an era of already high...
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Access to Banking
March 1, 2013
6 Ways to Make a Tax Refund Go Farther
As America Saves week comes to an end in the midst of tax season, we thought we’d take a look...
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Asset Limit Reform
February 3, 2013
42% Of Illinois Households Are Liquid Asset Poor
The Corporation for Enterprise Development (CFED) released their 2013 Assets & Opportunity...
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Asset Limit Reform
January 2, 2013
2013 IABG Policy Agenda
As Illinois Legislators return to Springfield for the lame duck session, we are looking ahead to...
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Children's Savings Accounts
October 22, 2012
Saving for the Future: Parents' Perspectives on Savings Accounts
Cynthia Waldeck Heartland Alliance A new study was released this month by EARN Research Institute...
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