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Research Papers

Distributing Prepaid Cards Through Worker Centers: A Gateway to Asset Building for Low-Income Households

by Katy Jacob, Janice Fine and Lauren Leimbach

A collaborative pilot program between the Center for Community Change and the Center for Financial Resources has been established to engage worker centers as a primary point-of-access to pre-paid cards for immigrant workers. The model is based on a recent survey of ...

Posted: October 31, 2006

Financial Services in the Workplace: Using Intermediaries to Achieve Long-Term Value

by Katy Jacob

The financial services landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. In order for financial services providers to acquire customers and reach emerging markets, partnerships and new distribution channels are needed. The workplace is an ideal channel for distributing financial services to potential ...

22 pp.

Posted: November 2005

Employer-Based Homeownership Programs - Case Study: Community Empower Corporate Housing Assistance Program

by Katy Jacob

Describes a program that links employees of a major hotel with financial opportunities, including matched savings, financial counseling, and homeownership possibilities, using a stored value card platform.

8 pp.

Posted: November 2004

Employer-Based Homeowenership Programs - Case Study: Affinity Lending

by Amy Brown

A case study of Affinity Lending's employer-based homeownership program that is part of a group of case studies commissioned by the Fannie Mae Foundation in mid-2004.

9 pp.

Posted: November 2004