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A recent survey from Schwab Retirement Plan Services, Inc. finds there are significant gaps between the way male and female Millennials approach planning and saving for retirement. Millennial men are close to evenly split on whether they are more concerned about being healthy enough or having enough money to enjoy retirement, while Millennial women are overwhelmingly more concerned with financial security once they stop working.
The transition team of President-elect Trump recently issued a statement laying out their intention to dismantle the Dodd-Frank Act, therefore proposing regulatory relief for banks. As one of the first announcement out of the recently formed team, it is clear that domestic economic development policies will be at the heart of the new administration's agenda.
Regulatory efforts to expand fintech appear to have a clear bipartisan mandate as analysts discuss the impacts of the 2016 election on the upcoming 115th Congress. As the article states, "The pending Trump administration is also unlikely to derail efforts by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to address fintech, including the possibility of releasing a charter dedicated to fintech firms. The agency is due to make a decision on that by year-end, at which point a proposal would likely be issued."
Annie Donovan, CDFI Fund Director, shares her vision for the future of the CDFI & CDE movement nationwide at the Opportunity Finance Network Conference, a large gathering of CDFI-certified financial institutions held in late October. Watch the video here.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office recently published a report on the status of the Community Development Capital Initiative (CDCI) and documents related to the Early Repurchase Option. They reported that as of September 30th 2016, 55 of the original 84 financial institutions remain in the program including 24 banks and 35 credit unions. The 10 largest remaining institutions are all banks and account for $286 million (68%) of the outstanding investment while the remaining $134 million (32%) was spread among the rest of the financial institutions.
Urban Partnership Bank is living up to their name by partnering with a broad coalition of organizations to develop the Southwest Corridor Collaborative, a local initiative to spur economic development in a historically disinvested community. This innovative public-private partnership is being greeted with much fanfare across the city of Chicago. As a local resident explains, "I think it's absolutely amazing anytime you have someone bringing money and subsequently jobs into a community. This is what's needed."
Building on the Bank Black movement that started this past summer, UAW-Ford made a record $1.5 Million deposit in First Independence Bank. This deposit is a concrete way for UAW-Ford to publically demonstrate their commitment to investing in the Detroit community and can be held up as a model for other CDFI banks nationwide who are lookign to cultivate local organizations as customers.
Carver Federal Bank's demonstrated their commitment to expanding opportunities for Minority and Women Business Entrepreneurs in New York City during their recent business networking celebration. Honorees included two small business entrepreneurs and Carver customers, Make My Cake and Settepani Restaurant, as well as long-time community economic development advocate, Congressman Charles B. Rangel.