Resources
IABG Briefs & Research
Created by IABG staff, these research briefs help build the case for strengthening asset policy to benefit all Illinois residents.
Alternative Small Dollar Loans in Illinois: Creating sound financial products through regulation and innovation
Children’s Savings Accounts – A Review of the Research on the Investment in the Future of Illinois’ Children & Families
Impact of assets on inspirations
Positive impacts of financial education and savings account ownership
Illinois Asset Poverty Index – data on asset poverty in your community
IABG Newsletters
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Noteworthy Asset-Building Publications
The following reports, created by several of our national partners, provide support for IABG’s initiatives.
The Case for Child Accounts
Aspen Institute – Initiative on Financial Security
College Expectations among Young Children: The Potential Role of Savings
Center for Social Development – Washington University at St. Louis
Examining Minority and Poor Youth’s College Aspirations and Expectations: The Potential Role of College Savings
Center for Social Development – Washington University at St. Louis
Building Assets from Birth: A Comparison of the Policies and Proposals on Children Savings Accounts in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, and the United States.
Center for Social Development – Washington University at St. Louis
From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability Among Youth
Center for Social Development – Washington University at St. Louis
Public Policies to Alter the Use of Alternative Financial Services Among Low-Income households.
University of Michigan & Brookings Institution
A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families
The Urban Institute
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Financial Education Resources
FDIC – Money Smart
National Council of Economic Education
Jump Start Coalition
National Endowment for Financial Education
FDIC – Money Smart
Financial Education Games for Children and Teens:
Minyanland
Jump Start Reality Check
US Mint HIP Pocket Change
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National Partners
CFED
New America Foundation
Center for Social Development
Aspen Institute
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Partnering State Asset Building Groups
Arkansas Assets Coalition
Asset Policy Initiative of California (APIC)
Connecticut Voices for Children
Delaware Asset Building Group
The Hawai’i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development (HACBED)
Michigan Asset Building Coalition (ABC)
RAISE Texas
Washington Asset Building Coalition (WABC)