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Financial Empowerment Centers (FEC) offer professional, one-on-one financial counseling as a free public service to enable residents to address their financial challenges and needs as well as plan for their futures.

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CFE Fund Announces the Launch of Small Business Boost Initiative

Five Cities Enhance Small Business Services by Offering Financial Counseling for Entrepreneurs

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CFE Fund Announces New $19M Commitment from Bloomberg Philanthropies

The CFE Fund announced its latest partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies that will greatly expand local government-led financial stability efforts across the country over the next three years.

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FEC Academy

Enroll in FEC Academy now and unlock technical assistance and planning resources.

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Five New Cities Chosen to Develop Free Financial Counseling

Five new partners to join 30 other local governments offering one-on-one professional financial counseling

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Overview: Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) Counselor Training Standards

A summary of the FEC Counselor Training Standards

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Nine Local Governments Chosen to Develop Financial Counseling as a Free Public Service for Low-Income Residents

Press Release announcing the 2018 FEC Planning Partners

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Residents Reduce $100M in Debt Through Municipal Financial Counseling Initiative

FECs in 6 cities have helped over 82,000 people reduce a total of $100 million in debt.

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Wells Fargo and CFE Fund Expand Access to Free Financial Counseling

Wells Fargo invests $1 million to expand Financial Empowerment Centers across the country

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CFE Fund to Expand Free Financial Counseling to 50 Cities

Through FEC Public, the CFE Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies announces the first 12 of as many as 50 local governments to replicate this proven municipal financial counseling model.

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What Financial Empowerment Centers Accomplished in 5 Cities

News article highlighting the FEC evaluation and the model.

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