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Prize-Linked Savings Take Step Toward Broader Scale
Aspiring savers got a nice surprise earlier this month, when the American Savings Promotion Act was passed unanimously.
The Asset Building Program Has a New Website!
What Can Canada Teach Us About Child Savings Accounts?
A report outlining some lessons from Canada’s CSA experiences and how they might inform CSA policy in the United States.
The Business of Banking Youth
Can youth savings in the developing world be good social policy and make business sense for banks?
Are Student Loans the Best We Can Do?
For the past few decades, more students have taken out loans and they have borrowed ever-larger amounts.
New Report: Are Student Loans the Best We Can Do?
Student borrowing was supposed to reflect an agreement between aspiring college students and the government; the latter would use loans to a
Guest Post: How Much Would You Spend to Save $19 Million a Year?
California loses about $19 million a year from its public assistance programs to a surprising cost: ATM fees.
The Affordable Care Act and Asset Limits: What’s Left Undone
This blog post is the third and final installment in a series by Julianna Lord, Emerson National Hunger Fellow.
Guest Post: Recap from New America NYC: Rich Hill
Editor’s Note: This post, which was originally published on the New America NYC blog, provides a summary of an Asset Building Program event