Federal Government Eliminating Paper Checks Sept 30, 2025
The U.S Department of the Treasury will not be issuing paper checks after September 30 as announced in a press release on August 14, 2025. If your organization works with individuals
New Mexico ranks third on the top 10 worst states for banking access
New Mexico ranks third on list of top 10 worst states for banking access. Read in the ABQ Journal here.
Prosperity Works Awarded Fellowship to Expand New Mexico Banking Access
Press release announcing Bank On Fellowship award to Prosperity Works. Read the full press release here.
Overdraft fees add up to $36 burgers?!
The impact of overdraft fees on vulnerable populations. Read the article from the Albuquerque Journal here
THE SKYLINE – UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
How Two States Used Unemployment Payments to Get Residents Banked Click HERE to learn more. In 2022, 418 million unemployment insurance payments, totaling $149 billion, flowed from state Departments of
THE SKYLINE – YOUTH CASH TRANSFERS
How Innovative Programs are Helping System-Involved Youth Succeed by Getting Them Banked Click HERE to read more Direct cash transfers have become a popular anti-poverty tool. Whether paid by the
Bank On National Account Standards
The CFE Fund’s Bank ON National Account Standards provide local programs with a benchmark for account partnerships with financial institutions, and include both core and recommended features.
Account Screening Consumer Reporting Agencies Report
A joint report between the National Consumer Law Center and the CFE Fund
An Evaluation of Financial Empowerment Centers: Banking Status
Summary of findings about outcomes achieved through Financial Empowerment Centers.