Asset Building

The movement against the bailout proved that people have power to change the rules of our economy. But we also learned that a spontaneous, reactive, one-time campaign is not very effective. Time to start building for the long-term.
October 10, 2008

Town Hall Meeting in Boston with Rep. Barney Frank, Mass. AG Martha Coakley Focuses on Harmful Banking Practices, Rising Credit Card Interest Rates Hurting Working Families and Consumers. Co-hosted by Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), and UFE. March 19, 2008

Check out the range of real stories of the impact of economic inequality submitted to our website. February 27, 2008

George offers ideas on how to make the system work. Feburary 19, 2008.
February 25, 2008

Dorothy's tale of how the housing crisis is effecting her family. January 21, 2008
February 25, 2008

The Bush administration is not doing nearly enough to help people who are facing foreclosure. February 22, 2008

Race and gender compound the greatest economic inequality since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It is time for a change. By UFE staffer Amaad Rivera.
December 18, 2007

Poverty: Of the Wallet, or of the Spirit? | UFE Contributes to National Poverty Task Force | Economics As If People Mattered, 2007 | Q&A with Peter Edelman, Contributor to the Center for American Progress Poverty Task Force | The Poor Pay More and Shareholders Hold their Noses | New Immigration Workshop | Western Union Pressured on Excessive Remittance Fees | Putting Pressure on Predatory Lending in Louisiana | All Aboard the Asset Train | Holding the Dems to Task | The Estate Tax—at Issue in Congress and in White House Race | Tax Cut Madness Continues

October 12, 2007

It should be well known by now that wealth=income+assets-debts. But it's not as well known as it should be, and this holds true across low-income communities and communities of color. A white family has more than five times as much wealth as a typical African American or Latino family.

July 20, 2007

Asset-Building Links July 20, 2007