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New Report on Saving and Economic Mobility

A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned

New Report on Saving and Economic Mobility

A new report, co-authored by Rourke O'Brien and Reid Cramer, shows a positive link between saving and economic mobility.

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Financial Reform and the Essential Role of Consumer Protection

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Financial Reform and the Essential Role of Consumer Protection

Reid Cramer says that financial regulatory reform can remake the banking system and more effectively match consumers with appropriate products, click here to listen to his recent podcast.

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The Asset Building Potential of Shared Equity Homeownership

Shared Equity Housing

The Asset Building Potential of Shared Equity Homeownership

In their new paper, Rick Jacobus and John Emmeus Davis explore the concept of "shared equity homeownership" and the impact it can have on the ability of participants to build assets and wealth over time.

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The Case for Children's Savings Accounts

Children's Savings Accounts

The Case for Children's Savings Accounts

Reid Cramer and David Newville make the case for creating a lifelong savings platform at birth in this new policy paper.

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Automating Savings in the Workplace

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Automating Savings in the Workplace

In fall 2009, six employers began testing the AutoSave pilot--a program in which employers help facilitate automatic contributions to unrestricted savings accounts. Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini's new paper explains the program and its early results.

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Policy Papers

The Asset Building Potential of Shared Equity Homeownership
Automating Savings in the Workplace
Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini
Children's Savings Accounts
Reid Cramer
David Newville
A Penny Saved is Mobility Earned
Reid Cramer
Rourke OBrien
The Savings Net
Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini
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Articles and Op-Eds

Americans Must Start Saving Again
December 23 | CNN.com
David Newville
A Better Way for Payday Loans
December 21 | Los Angeles Times
Anne Stuhldreher
In Pursuit of a Responsible Homeownership Policy
November 30 | Shelterforce Magazine
Reid Cramer
Turn America into a Nation of Savers
November 09 | Christian Science Monitor
Reid Cramer
How Microloans Change the Lives of Millions
October 26 | Foreign Policy
Shweta Banerjee
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Recent & Upcoming Events

Our Common Cause: Confronting Current Crises & Forging a New Vision
Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 9:00am
Consumer Financial Protection
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 12:15pm
Our Lot
Friday, February 5, 2010 - 12:15pm
A Day in Their Shoes
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 - 12:00pm
Tax Time 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010 - 12:30pm
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Rep. Jim Cooper on Savings

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), Co-Chair of the Congressional Savings and Ownership Caucus, spoke recently at an Asset Building Program event on "Advancing Economic Mobility Through Savings."  Click the video to watch Mr. Cooper deliver his remarks on the importance of savings and the connection to upward economic mobility.

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Latest Blog Posts

An hour in the California State Capitol...
Maria Sotero
Thursday, February 4, 2010
... Became a month in the shoes of the poor. After a bipartisan press...
A Blip on the savings radar
Maria Sotero
Monday, February 1, 2010
Amid all the hullabaloo over social media, the policy world has perhaps been...
Canadians are Boring
Reid Cramer
Monday, February 1, 2010
Paul Krugman also likes Elizabeth Warren, and apparently, Canadians as well....
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Asset Building Program Staff

Ray Boshara
Ray Boshara
Vice President; Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program;...

Ray Boshara is Vice President and Senior Research Fellow at the New America...

Olivia Calderon
Olivia Calderon
California Legislative Director, Asset Building Program

Olivia Calderon is the California Legislative Director of the New America...

Reid Cramer
Reid Cramer
Director, Asset Building Program

Reid Cramer is Director of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

Justin King
Justin King
Federal Policy Liaison, Asset Building Program

As Federal Policy Liaison of the Asset Building Program at the New America...

Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini
Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini
Senior Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

Alejandra Lopez-Fernandini is a Senior Policy Analyst in the Asset Building...

David Newville
David Newville
Policy Analyst, Asset Building Program

As a Policy Analyst for the Asset Building Program, David Newville...

Rourke O'Brien
Rourke O'Brien
Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

As a Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program, Rourke O’Brien...

Ellen Seidman
Ellen Seidman
Senior Research Fellow, Asset Building Program

Ellen Seidman is a Senior Research Fellow in the Asset Building Program of...

Fred Ssewamala
Fred Ssewamala
Senior Research Fellow, Global Assets Project

Fred M. Ssewamala is Assistant Professor of Social Work in the Columbia...

Anne Stuhldreher
Anne Stuhldreher
Senior Research Fellow, California and Asset Building Programs

Anne Stuhldreher is a Fellow in the Asset Building Program at the New...

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Jamie M. Zimmerman
Director, Global Assets Project, Asset Building Program

Jamie M. Zimmerman is Director of the Global Assets Project, a joint venture...

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