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Prize-Linked Savings: You Can Bank on Winning This Contest
This NBC News article explains D2D's Save Your Refund initiative, as well as the importance of Prize-Linked Savings Accounts.
A Lottery You Can’t Lose
In a blog post for the Huffington Post, Bob Hildreth of FUEL Education discusses the benefits of Prize-Linked Savings, specifically highlighting D2D's work.
Mass. lottery should embrace games that encourage savings
An editorial in the Boston Globe, noting that Massachusetts has the nation's best lottery, calls on the state to pass legislation allowing banks and credit unions to offer prize-linked savings accounts.
To encourage savings, Mass. should allow banks to offer lotteries
An editorial in the Boston Globe calls prize-linked savings 'one of the most promising strategies to combat poverty' that 'isn't legal in Massachusetts.' The article also cites growing momentum among state legislatures and calls out D2D's work in promoting the…
Can ‘Lotteries’ at Banks Get People to Save More?
The Wall Street Journal speaks with Rep. Kilmer and Senator Moran, the Congressmen behind the American Savings Promotion Act, and D2D Fund's Executive Director Tim Flacke about the growth and benefits of prize-linked savings.
Here’s One Solution to America’s Destructive Lottery Addiction
According to Time Money, Prize-Linked Savings offers a financially smart alternative to playing the lottery.
Put in $25, Get $10,000 Back. Your Bank Becomes a Casino
Prize-Linked Savings accounts turn saving money into a no-lose lottery, according to an article in Bloomberg.
How money stress hurts you (and your job)
Financial Entertainment titles Bite Club and Refund Rush are featured in a Jean Chatzky article in Fortune Magazine as examples of promoting financial wellness in the workplace.
Campaign to Legalize Lottery-Like Savings Awards Gains Momentum
As excitement builds around Prize-Linked Savings, a push continues to pass enabling legislation, as reported in American Banker.
Using Gambling to Entice Low-Income Families to Save
Prize-linked savings programs Save to Win, Save Your Refund, and D2D Fund partner Propel's Fund My Future Accounts are featured by the New York Times.
Groups Use Cash Prizes To Encourage Saving
NPR's Pam Fessler takes an in-depth look at
Playing the Odds on Saving
An opinion piece in the New York Times explores Prize-Linked Savings as a lottery alternative to promote saving.