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To drive maximum progress on making wealth possible for all, Commonwealth complements our innovation and partnerships by shaping relevant public and private conversations in the media. Amplifying our work in national, mainstream, and trade outlets is critical to informing and inspiring business, fintech, and policy leaders to act, and ultimately to achieving our vision of systemic change. Browse our latest articles here.
Business Wire: Anticipating a Major Opportunity to Advance Financial Security, Commonwealth Scales Tax Credit Access Initiative For Low- and Moderate-Income Families of Color
Commonwealth announced the ARPA Access Initiative to advance the financial security of financially vulnerable American families
Winston-Salem Journal: Truist launches emergency-savings initiative
Commonwealth partnered with Truist to pilot a prize-based emergency savings program as part of our work with BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.
Banking Dive: Rethinking Overdraft
Commonwealth SVP Melissa Gopnik weighed in on the trend of banks rethinking their overdraft fees, indicating that financial institutions are shifting focus from transactions to overall financial health.
Financial Advisor: Investors Benefit When Workers Succeed
Commonwealth SVP Nick Maynard shares insights from our report with Putnam’s Sustainable Investing Group around the pivotal role of investors in worker financial security.
Silicon Valley Directors’ Exchange: The Pivotal Role of Investors in Worker Financial Security: Expanding ESG Analysis to Include Financial Well-Being
Commonwealth recently released a paper on The Pivotal Role of Investors in Worker Financial Security: Expanding ESG Analysis to Include Financial Well-Being. The report was co-authored with Katherine Collins and Stephanie Dobson of the Sustainable Investing Team at Putnam Investments.
The New York Times: What You Need to Know About the Child Tax Credit
In the next three weeks, millions of Americans will begin receiving monthly payments of up to $300 per child due to an expanded child tax credit. Commonwealth Co-Founder and Executive Director shared the importance of these payments for low-income families.
Yahoo Finance: Companies look to expand access to emergency savings solutions
Commonwealth Co-Founder and Executive Director Timothy Flacke joined Yahoo Finance to discuss the newest cohort of partners in BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.
HR Dive: How employers can help solve the savings crisis
This piece cites research from Commonwealth and DCIIA’s Retirement Research Center supporting the important role employers play in advancing worker financial security and enabling savings.
American Banker: Why more banks are weaning themselves off overdraft fees
Commonwealth SVP Melissa Gopnik weighed in on the steps that Ally and Huntington banks are taking to drop overdraft fees and extend low-interest credit, describing them as “only a first step” in advancing financial security.
Pensions & Investments: BlackRock Savings Initiative Expands with 5 New Firms
BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative, in which Commonwealth is an expert partner, announced the addition of five new partners in a watershed moment for the emergency savings movement.
Emergency savings accounts draw attention of big-name employers
Commonwealth Executive Director Timothy Flacke discusses the importance of emergency savings to Americans’ long-term financial security as new partners ADP, Best Buy, Self, Truist and Varo join BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.
Truist, Varo join effort to bolster Americans’ emergency savings
Commonwealth Executive Director Timothy Flacke discusses the significance of new partners ADP, Best Buy, Self, Truist and Varo in BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative.