The Future of ‘Zipcode as Destiny': Three Scenarios
Release Date:
01/14/2016
The Rockefeller Foundation's Claudia Juech and Rachel Korberg talk about new researchhighlighting some ways to mitigate birthplace as determinant of life outcomes.
Economic Security
Peterson Foundation President Comments on State of the Union Address
Release Date:
01/13/2016
Michael A. Peterson, President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, issued a statement on the President's State of the Union Address, emphasizing national debt must be included in the discussion of the country's long-term challenges.
Addressing Poverty Through Digital And Financial Literacy (Capital One)
Release Date:
01/07/2016
Many experts concur that two of the challenges keeping people underserved, underbanked and underemployed are a lack of digital skills and financial literacy.
Study Reveals The Hidden Lives of America’s Poor and Middle Class (Citi and Ford Foundations)
Release Date:
01/06/2016
The new barriers to economic stability and upward mobility are not trivial. Recent data show that wages are stagnant for a wide swath of earners, annual income volatility has risen markedly since the 1970s, economic mobility varies widely, wealth...
MetLife, Deutsche Bank, Surdna, Moody’s, Pershing Square and Others Supporting Launch of Microlender Kiva NYC
Release Date:
12/11/2015
The launch of Kiva NYC, a new multi-year initiative to help level the playing field for lower-income small business owners in New York City, was announced by Kiva.org and supported by many organizations.
Rockefeller Provides Capital for Start-Up Aiming to Increase Worker Savings
Release Date:
12/09/2015
Rockefeller backs start-up that uses big data, electronic communication and insights from behavioral finance to nudge folks to make smarter choices.
De Blasio Enlists New York City's Wealthy for His War on Income Inequality (Morgan Stanley)
Release Date:
12/08/2015
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, who became a scourge of the wealthy with a vow to raise their taxes, has enlisted members of the financial elite, including Morgan Stanley, to advance his agenda.
Gates and JPMorgan Back White House Outreach to 'Unbanked'
Release Date:
12/03/2015
The Obama administration announced a set of public-private programs to expand financial services to the millions of low-income people in America and around the world who lack access to credit, savings accounts, and other fiscal essentials, reports...
Peterson Foundation Launches New Website to Accelerate Action on U.S. Fiscal Challenges
Release Date:
12/01/2015
Peter G. Peterson Foundation launched a new website that leverages the latest digital tools, helping to fulfill our role as a source for non-partisan information and analysis about fiscal issues and the economy.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Awards $1 Million Grant to The Financial Clinic to Build Financial Security for Working Poor Americans
Release Date:
11/19/2015
The Financial Clinic announced it has been awarded a $1 Million grant from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to support a multi-faceted project that will build financial security for working poor Americans in New York City, Dallas/Fort Worth and nationwide.
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