Aspiring to ensure that policies and programs provide all Americans with the opportunity to participate and succeed in the national economy, CFED promotes  effective and efficient asset-building, entrepreneurship and education policies to promote financial security and opportunity.

CFED's comment letters:

• CFED comments on proposed rule for Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program (November 2009)
• CFED comments on Fannie Mae's and Freddie Mac's "duty to serve" underserved markets (September 2009)
• CFED requests HHS prioritize Assets for Independence Reauthorization (September 2009)
• CFED encourages continued support of IDA and MED programs through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (July 2009)
• CFED testifies in support of Microloan Program at House Small Business Committee Hearing (July 2009)
• CFED comments on proposed rules for CDFI access to FHLBanks (July 2009)
• CFED comments on Beginning Farmer and Rancher IDA regulations (July 2009) 
• CFED encourages exempting all IDAs from asset limit eligibility in SNAP (June 2009)
• CFED supports FHA's Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program (June 2009) 
• CFED recommends manufactured housing criteria for the "duty to serve" GSE requirements (June 2009)
• CFED recommends improvement in adult education programs at the Departments of Labor and Education (May 2009)
• CFED encourages reform of the Family Self-Sufficiency Program (February 2009) 
• CFED opposes FHLBanks use of AHP funds for mortgage refinance (December 2008)