Banking

Members Only Group Chat Recording: Careers In Personal Finance Part 2 FDIC

Members Only Group Chat: Careers In Personal Finance Part 2 – the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation We are excited to invite you to our members-only group chats throughout the month of November, where we will be hosting a four-part series on “Careers in Personal Finance.” Whether you have a passion for helping individuals make, manage,…

11/15/2023
CFPB Wants to Step Up Oversight on Digital Wallets

On Tuesday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB,) announced that they are proposing changes to rules that will effect the oversight of companies that take digital payments. If these rules are adopted companies such as Google, Apple, Paypal, and block’s (cash app) will have more consistent regulations with banks and credit unions. These new rules…

11/09/2023
Crack down on junk fees

Biden Administration, CFPB, and the FTC announce new actions to protect consumers from junk fees This information was sourced from an email sent out by the CFPB, there may be additional details they did not mention in their announcement. Yesterday, President Biden was joined by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra and Federal…

10/12/2023
Today! Penny Forward’s Financial Sense¢ Program: How Accessible is Your Bank

Attention Penny Forward supporters We are excited to be holding Penny Forward’s upcoming Financial Sense¢ program, “How Accessible is Your Bank?” The program will take place on Thursday, May 18th and will be hosted on both Clubhouse and Zoom. We invite you to register for the Zoom room information now to join the discussion. …

05/18/2023
Join Penny Forward’s Financial Sense¢ Program: How Accessible is Your Bank

Attention Penny Forward supporters We are excited to announce Penny Forward’s upcoming Financial Sense¢ program, “How Accessible is Your Bank?” The program will take place on Thursday, May 18th and will be hosted on both Clubhouse and Zoom. We invite you to register for the Zoom room information now to join the discussion. Save…

05/04/2023
Penny Forward Launches First Financial Literacy Course For 2023

Minneapolis, MN – During a time when confidence in America’s banks is lower than it has been since the financial crisis of 2008, and just as Financial Literacy Month kicks off, a Minnesota-based non-profit corporation, Penny Forward Inc, has launched their first online course for 2023, “Budgeting And Banking Basics: A Guide To Basic Money…

04/03/2023
Current Members It’s Here

New Course! Budgeting and Banking Basics The latest course from Penny Forward is now here, and we invite our current members to give it a look over before we make the public announcement next week. Find the Course Click here to go directly into the course. And don’t forget to let us know what…

03/27/2023
New Study out on Buy Now Pay Later User Characteristics

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has released a new study on consumer use of buy now, pay later (BNPL) user characteristics. Although BNPL has been around for a while, it has not received much attention until now. Buy now, pay later, gained popularity in 2019 and grew by 10 fold during 2019-2021. BNPL refers…

03/17/2023
Penny Forward Podcast: All About ABLE Accounts in 2023

This week Chris, Liz, and MOe share with you some of what they know about ABLE accounts. Thanks to an omnibus spending bill passing and change effecting ABLE accounts, they felt this was a very timely topic to share the good news. *NOTE… As we have not seen the bill itself, we have found out…

01/31/2023
Penny Forward Podcast: All About ABLE Accounts in 2023

This week Chris, Liz, and MOe share with you some of what they know about ABLE accounts. Thanks to an omnibus spending bill passing and change effecting ABLE accounts, they felt this was a very timely topic to share the good news. *Note, it was after recording we found out this change does not go…

01/31/2023