“VITA Credit Builder” by Mission Economic Development Agency
In 2010, Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA) launched its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Credit Builder program with the primary goal to establish or improve credit for low-income Latino immigrants and help them responsibly manage credit over the long term.
“LIFT” by Filene Research Institute
Filene’s LIFT (Lower Interest For Timeliness) program offered interest rate reductions to borrowers who made timely loan payments.
“Just Right” Small-Dollar Credit Products by Center for Community Self-Help
Center for Community Self-Help’s (Self-Help) “Just Right” line of small-dollar credit (SDC) products was designed to test features of SDC products offered to clients as affordable and safe credit options.
“Lending Circles” by Mission Asset Fund
Mission Asset Fund’s (MAF) Lending Circles provides a zero-interest loan to help consumers build credit and access an affordable small-dollar loan.
“MAGIC Mojo” by Piggymojo
Piggymojo built an online and mobile tool that uses goal visualization, social sharing and mobile technology to help savers turn impulse buys into “impulse saves.”
“Borrow Less Tomorrow” by Clarifi
Piggymojo built an online and mobile tool that uses goal visualization, social sharing and mobile technology to help savers turn impulse buys into “impulse saves.”
The New Market Development Initiative: Case Study
The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has identified additional opportunities to improve consumers' financial health in areas including affordable housing, community college, and healthcare.
Infographic: Opportunity Fund, Start2Save, and the Journey of Product Development
Learn about the different phases of Start2Save, Opportunity Fund's savings program, which has provided $83 million in microloans and microsavings for clients in need since 1994.
Infographic: Improving the Financial Capability of Goodwill Employees
Learn how Goodwill created a mutually beneficial situation for the organization and its employees by offering payroll cards with features to help employees spend, save, and budget.
Opportunity Fund, Start2Save, and the Journey of Product Development
Learn how Opportunity Fund's savings program, Start2Save, has evolved to provide improved financial health benefits and economic empowerment to some of America's most vulnerable communities.
Prepaid Cards and Goodwill® Industries International: Improving Efficiency and Employee Benefits
Learn how international nonprofit organization Goodwill Industries provided prepaid cards to its employees so that they could avoid fees associated with check-cashing services.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on FDIC Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment
The Financial Health Network is submitting this letter in response to the request for comment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, published on September 10, 2014.