Press Releases
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- Economic Mobility Project
Bipartisan Economic Mobility Caucus Launched by U.S. Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Moran (R-KS)
On July 25, Pew's Economic Mobility Project (EMP) joined United States Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) to formally launch the Economic Mobility Caucus—a forum for discussion about the facts and drivers of economic mobility in America. more
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- Safe Small-Dollar Loans Research Project
Nationwide Pew Survey Challenges Conventional Wisdom on Payday Loans
Americans spend $7.4 billion per year on payday loans, including an average of $520 in interest per borrower for eight $375 loans or extensions. The Pew Charitable Trusts establishes a new understanding of borrowers and their needs in Payday Lending in America: Who Borrows, Where They Borrow, and Why.
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Citibank Adopts Pew’s Summary of Checking Account Terms & Fees
Citibank is the third major bank to announce it will voluntarily adopt Pew’s simple overview for checking accounts.
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- Economic Mobility Project
Pew Finds Most Americans Have Greater Income Than Their Parents, But Little Movement Up and Down the Economic Ladder
Pursuing the American Dream: Economic Mobility Across Generations shows opportunity is not the same for everyone. While 84 percent of Americans have higher family incomes than their parents did at the same age, those born at the top and bottom of the income ladder are likely to stay there as adults. more
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- Safe Checking in the Electronic Age
Pew's Comments: Impact of Overdraft Programs
Letter to Monica Jackson, Office of the Executive Secretary at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, from Susan K. Weinstock, Project Director of Pew Center on the States' Safe Checking in the Electronic Age Project, regarding the Impact of Overdraft Programs.
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Strategies to Improve the Housing Market: Speaker Bios
Pew held a conference on June 20, 2012 led by Senior Advisor Sheila Bair. "Strategies to Improve the Housing Market" brought together leading thinkers across the country to analyze the scope and scale of challenges facing the housing market and possible solutions. Read the speaker bios here. more
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- Press Release
Sheila Bair's Remarks at the Pew Housing Conference, 'Strategies to Improve the Housing Market'
Pew Senior Advisor Sheila Bair gives opening remarks for "Strategies to Improve the Housing Market," a conference that analyzed the scope and scale of challenges facing the housing market and possible solutions. more
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- Home Visiting Campaign
Iowa Law Directs Home Visiting Funds to Proven Programs
Iowa has emerged as a national leader for using solid evidence and data-driven accountability systems to get the best possible outcomes from its home visiting investments.
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- Children's Dental Campaign
New Hampshire Takes Strong First Step to Improve Access to Dental Care and Overcome State's Dentist Shortage
Last week, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch signed into law Senate Bill 284, which enables the state to take a strong first step toward reducing the barriers to dental care by expanding the scope of services that dental hygienists can perform after they are certified by the Board of Dental Examiners.. more
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- States' Fiscal Health
Pew Study Finds Shortfall in States' Retirement Systems Has Grown To At Least $1.38 Trillion
The gap between the promises states have made for public employees’ retirement benefits and the money they have set aside grew to at least $1.38 trillion in fiscal year 2010, resulting in a nine percent increase in one year, according to a report released by the Pew Center on the States. more