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The census is fundamental to many policy decisions at local, state, and federal levels and requires complete data collection.
Four Ways Policymakers Could Extend the Saver’s Match Benefit to More Workers with Low Incomes The Saver's Match is one of the largest federal efforts aimed at helping families with low incomes build retirement savings, matching up to $2,000 of contributions to eligible retirement accounts.How States Can Use Impact Assessments to Strengthen Policymaking Rhode Island’s experience highlights the opportunities, trade-offs, and uses of impact assessments to improve resident outcomes.The Homeownership Gap Between Young Adults and Older Adults Is Widening, Especially in High-Cost Cities Demand- and supply-side policy interventions could help close the generational homeownership gap and help more young adults build wealth and form independent households, especially in high-cost markets.The Census’s Fundamental Role in Local, State, and Federal Policymaking The census is fundamental to many policy decisions at local, state, and federal levels and requires complete data collection.How Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Credit Scores Compare with Commercially Available Scores The GSEs’ disclosure of their own credit scores gives credit risk transfer investors a consistent risk measure, but credit score shopping could still reduce the risk-based guarantee fees the GSEs collect.Effective Community Engagement Can Advance, Rather than Slow Down, Transit Projects Building trust with the public early on and establishing clear communication can help transit leaders efficiently deliver projects that reflect community needs.
