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In our effort to link community practitioners and private partners with public policymakers, CFED provides this online resource. Visit often, as it will be continually updated with information and tools to help you weigh in on public policies that may help expand economic opportunity.

CFED's Advocacy Center

CFED searches for promising ideas and strategies that will open new paths to success and in partnership with community groups, tests these ideas and strategies to determine that they really work.

Click here to read CFED's 2007-2008 Policy Agenda.

Click here to read 110th Congress Legislative Proposals to Expand Asset-Building.

Click here to read CFED's 2008 Policy Agenda to Promote Asset-Building.

Click here to read a Summary of the Field's Asset Priorities.

2008 Election Summary!

Asset-building opportunities abound! Click Here.

Tax credits provide new additional resources for first-time and non-itemizing homeowners.

Plan now to use new 2008 federal tax subsidies! Click Here.

Comment on Neighborhood Stabilization Plans.

Ensure opportunities for long-term housing affordability and asset-building are included Click Here.

Matched savings accounts work: Data demonstrates increased asset building!

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The Savings for Working Families Act of 2007 has 100 cosponsors in the House of Representatives!

Urge Your Representative to Support Savings Incentives! Click Here.

Tell Congress that the Community Reinvestment Act did NOT cause the foreclosure crisis

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- November 22, 2008

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