Announcing the 2023 Impact Report
We’re excited to share the release of our 2023 impact report! In the report you’ll find: A letter from CFR’s Executive Director A snapshot of CFR’s products and programs in
Buy Now Pay Later: Convenience or Debt Trap?
The growth of point-of-sale installment payment options, often known as buy now pay later (BNPL), have offered consumers an alternative to credit cards, providing them flexibility
Managing Financial Expectations for the Holiday Season
Tis’ is the holiday season of gratitude and cheer! Alongside this holiday season, comes the giving of gifts to show our gratitude for those we love… And that can be expensi
Direct Payments (R)Evolution
The growth of direct cash transfer (DCT) programs has been an exciting and promising tool as a means of addressing poverty and wealth inequality. In recent years it has garnered in
Data Insights: Withdrawals January – May 2021
Since our founding, Community Financial Resources (CFR) has actively tracked the impact of our products on the communities we serve through de-identified transactional data. Check
Introducing MoneyGoals – formerly $Goal$: Financial Action Tracker!
CFR is excited to announce the launch of MoneyGoals, formerly known as $Goal$: Financial Action Tracker! CFR’s new, beautiful, easy to use, and feature-rich financial coachin
Data Insights: Spending Trends in 2020
Community Financial Resources (CFR) has always actively tracked the impact of our products on the communities we serve through de-identified transactional data. Check our blog regu
Thinking about Guaranteed Income? Here is what you need to know.
As the lead product provider in the country’s first two county-and city-driven guaranteed income (GI) programs, we know that when you give people cash, they spend it on the t
February Partner Spotlight: Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration (SEED)
Community Financial Resources (CFR) welcomes you to our Partner Spotlight series which highlights the amazing work our partners are doing and the impact these partnerships have on
Data Insights: The State of Withdrawals, Deposits & Savings in 2020 Compared to 2019.
Community Financial Resources (CFR) has always actively tracked the impact of our products on the communities we serve through de-identified transactional data. Starting in 2021, w