The Credit Needs of Low-Income Families at Tax Time, March 2011
Nearly 20 million tax filers are expected to use a refund anticipation loan or refund anticipation check during tax season, racking up more than $1.5 billion in short-term credit fees. This forum explored the role public policy should play in shaping tax-time credit products and whether new financial products can provide low-income families with better access to credit.
Building Wealth over a Lifetime, Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM), November 2009, 2010, 2011
Opportunity & Ownership researchers helped create and organize a special track on asset-building for APPAM's annual research conference.
Opportunity and Ownership Over the Life Cycle, May 2008
Held at the Ford Foundation in New York, this roundtable afforded a rare opportunity to bring together diverse experts to examine asset and debt issues that arise over the course of the life cycle—from children's accounts, through homeownership, and into retirement. A summary brief of the conversation is available.
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