On April 9, 2013, the Savings Bond Working Group, a coalition of national and grassroots non-profit organizations, commercial tax preparers, tax software firms, and public officials, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Lew regarding access to U.S. Savings Bonds at tax time. Asset Building Program Director, Reid Cramer, along with other members of the working group, called for continued commitment from the Treasury Department to preserving and modernizing access to U.S. Savings Bonds as a secure, simple, and powerful savings tool for working Americans at tax time.

On December 13, 2012, Reid Cramer provided testimony to the FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion. His remarks are available here, or for download under the related files section to the right.

On Friday, September 28, 2012, Pamela Chan and Eric Tyler presented an app design to support lower-income families in managing their personal finances and connecting with financially stabilizing public benefits, community resources, and financial services called MOOLAH (Make Opportunities Open by Leveraging Asset Here). The presentation was part of the MyMoneyAppUp Challenge, a competition hosted by the US Treasury in conjunction with

On September 20th, Rachel Black discussed the impact of recent reforms to state asset limit policies at the Assets Learning Conference. You can find her presentation here.