J. Michael Collins, Nathalie Gons, & Kasey Wiedrich prepared this brief on financial counseling and financial access among job training participants. The results of the study show that integrating access to financial products and services is feasible at scale. The high take-up rate of bank accounts suggests that unbanked participants had a strong desire to … Continue reading Financial Counseling and Financial Access Among Job Training Participants
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Webinar: CFS and CFED on Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
Date: April 23, 2014 Description: CFS and CFED hosted a webinar on Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students. The webinar highlighted the results of research which indicated that financial education produced a large improvement in financial knowledge among elementary students. Watch Now Kasey Wiedrich, Senior Research Manager, CFED Louisa Quittman, Director of Community Programs, … Continue reading Webinar: CFS and CFED on Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
J. Michael Collins, Elizabeth Odders‐White, & Kasey Wiedrich conducted field studies to test the effect of classroom-based financial education and access to a bank or credit union branch in school, alone and in combination, on students’ financial knowledge, financial behaviors, and attitudes toward financial institutions and saving. Download Brief View Full Report The recent economic crisis, … Continue reading Financial Education and Account Access Among Elementary Students
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 