August 10th, 2022 Join a free four-part webinar series to learn about the CFPB’s Your Money, Your Goals financial empowerment and consumer protection resources. The webinars will […]
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Bank On: Not Everyone Has a Bank Account – The Cost of Being Unbanked
May 12, 2022 https://www-nbcboston-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nbcboston.com/news/local/not-everyone-has-a-bank-account-the-cost-of-being-unbanked/2716289/?amp Not Everyone Has a Bank Account: The Cost of Being Unbanked Experts say it’s safer to hold your money in a financial […]
United States Federal Reserve Bank System: Ask the Regulators and Connecting Communities – CRA Reform Update – Overview of the Interagency CRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
May 6, 2022 FYI. The agencies are hosting a public webinar next week on the interagency CRA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that was issued today. The […]
Prosperity NOW: Tax Prep Digest – April 15, 2022 (The Not-Tax-Day Edition)
April 18, 2022 Welcome to the Tax Prep Digest, a weekly update from Prosperity Now that brings you the latest news from the IRS, TaxSlayer and […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Know Your Rights and Protections When It Comes to Medical Bills and Collections
April 18, 2022 $88 billion of outstanding medical bills are currently in collections – affecting one in five Americans. Medical bills can be confusing and overwhelming […]
Florida Policy Institute: NEW REPORT: Florida Families Continue Experiencing Loss of Income, Food Insecurity, and Other Hardships in Wake of Pandemic
April 7, 2022 Loss of Income, Food Insecurity, and More: Florida Families Continue to Struggle Amid Pandemic, Survey Data Shows The latest FPI report, Keeping a […]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): Why Overdraft Fees are Pricing People Out of Banking
April 7, 2022 In 2019, banks and credit unions collected an estimated $15.5 billion from their customers through overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees. These fees: Are often assessed […]
Prosperity NOW: Tax Prep Dispatch – March 31, 2022
April 4, 2022 We are excited to share the third edition of the Tax Prep Digest, a weekly update from Prosperity Now that brings you the […]
Florida Policy Institute: Policy Matters Update for Late March/Early April 2022
April 4, 2022 Throughout the 2022 legislative session, FPI and partner organizations, including the People’s Budget, joined efforts to oppose legislation (SB 1090) that included a […]
OUR Florida: More than 201,100 Households Have Found Relief with OUR Florida
March 22, 2022 OUR Florida issued the following press release on March 18, 2022, announcing how many households have been served by the program and how […]