RAISE
Texas Action Summit:
Moving Texans Toward Financial Success
April 29-30, 2008
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Houston Branch
Welcome to the RAISE Texas Action Summit information page. The facilitators of each campaign have provided the following reading materials for the campaign participants to read before attending the summit. Please click on the following links under the appropriate campaign to find reading materials.
1. Matched Savings
Children’s Savings Accounts
http://www.cfed.org/imageManager/_documents/growing_knowledge_9-10-07.pdf
Maine's Babies to Get a Jump on College
http://www.cppp.org/files/2/collegesavings325.pdf
State IDA
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HB00939H.htm
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/SB00062H.htm
2. Community Tax Centers
Tax_credits_TY2007_levels EITC_2_1_1 FactSheet Public Funding for EITC
CTC Field Guide IRS Spec Contacts Quality Best Practices by OConner
EITC Links promoting and eitc campaign Site Selection checklist
3. Alternative Small Dollar Consumer Loan Products
Data
Bill-SB00753E
POP 275 Payday
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2006/pr06107a.html
Payday Lending Standards cooperativecredit_May2007
www.brookings.edu/reports/2008/01_banking_fellowes.aspx Military Small Dollar Loan Template
4. Home Mortgage Foreclosure
Prevention