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Fifth Third Secures $50M in New Markets Tax Credits for Community Development Initiatives

Fifth Third Secures $50M in New Markets Tax Credits for Community Development Initiatives
09/28/2024 | Companies
Fifth Third New Markets Development Company has secured a $50 million New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) allocation from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. As a subsidiary of the Fifth Third Community Development Company, LLC (CDC), the company is...
affordable housing, Chicago, Cincinnati, community development, community engagement, economic development, economic mobility, Fifth Third, financial education, financial services, investment capital, job creation, local organizations, low-income communities, Maywood, neighborhood program, New Markets Tax Credits, NMTC, place-based strategies, real estate investments, social programs, sustainable impact, Treasury Department

U.S. Bank's Micae Brown Leads Business Access Tours to Empower Entrepreneurs

U.S. Bank's Micae Brown Leads Business Access Tours to Empower Entrepreneurs
08/21/2024 | Companies
For the third consecutive year this August, Micae Brown will once again lead a team of U.S. Bank employees and others on a mission across Chicago to engage with the business owners she supports.   “This initiative is about fostering connections and reinforcing community ties,” said Brown, a...
Access Business bus tour, Alicia Deurson, Black business owners, Business Access Advisor, business growth, business owners, capital access, Chicago, community, community support, entrepreneurship, financial education, financial institutions, Harold’s Chicken, Kicking the Barriers, Micae Brown, Milwaukee, National Black Business Month, small business challenges, Tyrone Hemingway, U.S. Bank

Enhancing Financial Literacy: Regions Bank’s Community Initiatives Reach Across Southeastern U.S.

Enhancing Financial Literacy: Regions Bank’s Community Initiatives Reach Across Southeastern U.S.
04/17/2024 | Companies
Regions Bank has announced the commencement of its 15th annual Share the Good® initiative, a collective volunteer effort aimed at benefiting communities served by Regions across the Southeast, the Midwest, and Texas. Coinciding with the bank’s activities for Financial Literacy Month in April, the...
Alabama, budgeting, community engagement, disability outreach, Doing More Today, education, financial education, Financial literacy, iJAG, Iowa, Junior Achievement, Louisiana, Making Life Better Institute, North Carolina, preschool education, real-world scenarios, Regions Bank, Regions Next Step, responsible spending, Shared Value Report, Southeastern United States, Tennessee, Texas, volunteerism, youth programs

Regions Bank highlights Free resources for improved Money Management

Regions Bank highlights Free resources for improved Money Management
05/10/2023 | Companies
Regions Bank wants you to take control of your financial future! This Financial Literacy Month, they're inviting consumers and businesses to take a fresh look at their financial health with a free review. With Regions Next Step, their no-cost financial education program, you can learn how to build...
52-week savings challenge, budgeting, community outreach, debt management, economic volatility, emergency fund, financial confidence, financial education, financial future, financial goals, financial health, financial knowledge, financial literacy, financial management tools, financial potential, financial review, financial security, financial stress, financial wellness, inflation, Next Step program, personal finance, Regions Bank, savings, savings goals, spending tracking, zero-based budgeting

Woman enterprises growing faster compared to men: US Census Bureau

Woman enterprises growing faster compared to men: US Census Bureau
03/13/2023 | Companies
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of women who own small businesses is growing, with 1.24 million employer businesses (those with employees) in the country. And women are eager for financial education: investing is the second most popular topic among Principalfemale's customers....
capital, Census Bureau, disparity, employees, employer businesses, financial education, financial outcomes, financial products, financial services, financial tools, investing, marketplace, small businesses, US, women, workplace

US Bank focuses on increasing Black home ownerships

US Bank focuses on increasing Black home ownerships
03/08/2023 | Companies
Tracy Egerson noticed a pattern when she and some of her co-workers from US Bank recently represented the bank's mortgage business at an event in Milwaukee aimed at increasing Black homeownership. “I was at the table with three colleagues and noticed that as people approached us, it was always me...
Access Home initiative, Black homeownership, Black representation, community outreach, coworkers, familiarity, financial education, future mortgage officers, Milwaukee, mortgage loan officers, safety, Tracy Egerson, US Bank

Webster partners with citizen advocacy group Bronx People's Federal Credit Union

Webster partners with citizen advocacy group Bronx People's Federal Credit Union
02/28/2023 | Companies
As the Bronx People's Federal Credit Union mobile branch officially opened, Webster announced an innovative partnership with a Bronx-based citizen advocacy group. The opening of the mobile branch is the first step in establishing the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union's Bronx expansion...
Bronx Financial Access Coalition, Bronx People, BxFAC, citizen advocacy group, community credit union model, Federal Credit Union, financial education, financial services, local banking centres, Lower East Side People, mobile branch, partnership, Webster

KeyBank Foundation provides $1,250,000 grant to 7 Northeast Ohio NPOs to support DEI initiatives

KeyBank Foundation provides $1,250,000 grant to 7 Northeast Ohio NPOs to support DEI initiatives
02/09/2023 | Companies
The KeyBank Foundation is investing a total of $1,250,000 in seven Northeast Ohio non-profit organizations to support workforce development, education, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. These grants are part of KeyBank's $40 billion commitment to the communities it serves....
BGCNEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio, City Club of Cleveland, City Year, Cleveland Development Advisors Community Reinvestment Fund, DEI initiatives, diversity, economic development, education, equity, financial education, Friends of Ginn Academy, grants, inclusion, KeyBank Foundation, Urban League of Greater Cleveland, Ursuline College, workforce development, workforce training

US Bank Scholarship program boosts financial confidence and knowledge

US Bank Scholarship program boosts financial confidence and knowledge
02/08/2023 | Companies
The US Bank Student Scholarship Program aims to provide financial wellness concepts and information to college and college-bound students at a critical stage in their lives. According to a new study designed and conducted by Concentrix, the program is doing just that, giving students more...
college, college bound, Concentrix, credit score building, emergency savings, financial education, financial wellness, financially confident, scholarship funds, Student Scholarship, students, US Bank, US Bank scholarship program

Project Destined changes face of Commercial Real Estate

Project Destined changes face of Commercial Real Estate
01/24/2023 | Companies
Cedric Bobo understood the pride that comes with owning property from a young age. He learned it from family stories about his great-grandfather Tony Edmunds, a Black landowner in northern Mississippi in the 1890s. “My grandmother would tell me how he framed himself as an important member of his...
Black Colleges, Black Universities, Carlyle Group, Cedric Bobo, entrepreneur, financial education, financing, job interviews, key real estate concepts, landowner, market value, mentors, mentorship, plan for renovations, Project Destined, property, property evaluation, real estate, real estate classes, real estate credit analyst, real estate professionals, Southern California

Moving towards greater equity: Mastercard

Moving towards greater equity: Mastercard
01/02/2023 | Citizenship
Ideas to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, emerged throughout the year as businesses recognised the benefits of bringing more people into the financial fold. However, as progress was made, it became clear that turning promising slogans into reality is not easy. There are no quick...
BSR, Center for Development Services, Commercial International Bank, diversity, Egypt, equity, financial education, garments, HERfinance Digital Wages, inclusion, Indigenous entrepreneurs, innovative partnerships, international fashion brands, Levi Strauss & Co., Mastercard, Pow Wow Pitch competition, Smudge the Blades, technology


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