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Commonwealth works in collaboration with partners and foundations to announce new initiatives, opportunities, impact, and milestones that inform and influence employers, the financial services industry, fintech innovators, policymakers, and beyond. Access our press announcements highlighting our latest research, partnerships, progress, impact, case studies, and more.
Rules of Thumb Show Success as Cost-Effective Tool
Last month, Urban Institute released new research, co-authored by Commonwealth staff, that consumers who received two different Rules of Thumb such as Don't Swipe the Small Stuff “had, on average, $104 and $58 less in revolving credit card debt, respectively, six…
Commonwealth Launches in DC
Nearly a year of reflection and planning culminated on September 26th, as we officially launched our new brand, Commonwealth. While our mission hasn’t changed, our new name and identity will help us more effectively pursue our mission to strengthen the financial…
Commonwealth at the Assets Learning Conference
Join Commonwealth at the Assets Learning Conference (ALC) in Washington, D.C., September 27-30. Visit our exhibit table any day during the conference, and see our team speaking at any of the below breakout sessions: September 28 Human Insights Workshop: Consumer…
Center For Economic Progress, Commonwealth, and America Saves Celebrate SaveYourRefund Winners
CHICAGO, IL – The Center for Economic Progress (CEP) hosted Commonwealth and America Saves for an event that celebrated the winners of the 2016 SaveYourRefund Promotion. Grand Prize Photo Contest winner Ebony Brown-Parks of Elgin, IL and five other weekly prize winners…
Tim Flacke Speaks at Senate Committee on Aging
Last week, Commonwealth Executive Director Tim Flacke was in Washington, D.C. to speak at a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing, titled “Closing the Gap: Innovations to Promote Americans' Financial Security.” Tim was part of a group of witnesses, including representatives…
Aging Committee Hearing: The latest ideas to raise retirement readiness
Planadviser reports on a recent Senate Committee on Aging hearing, where Commonwealth Executive Director Tim Flacke discussed various solutions to help with financial security.
SaveYourRefund 2016 Winner Ebony Brown-Parks
Commonwealth is proud to announce the SaveYourRefund 2016 grand prize winner, Ebony Brown-Parks. Ebony and her family have regularly dealt with managing and overcoming financial volatility. Over the last ten years, Ebony’s income and expenses have not always aligned. Periods of unemployment…
The Case for Savings Innovation on Prepaid Cards
A recent guest post on Payments Journal written by Commonwealth Innovation Strategist Mariele McGlazer proposes innovative solutions to make savings products on prepaid cards more exciting and engaging.
SavingsQuest Wins ‘Best Prepaid Innovation’
Commonwealth, then known as D2D Fund, was honored to receive the Gold Medal for Best Prepaid Innovation at the 2016 PYMNTS Innovator Awards on March 17th for SavingsQuest, a gamified website and mobile app that encourages saving. Described by one user as a “high-five…
SAVINGS Act Introduced in Senate
We’re thrilled to share that Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), Chairman of the Aging Committee, have introduced the SAVINGS Act in the Senate. Original co-sponsors…