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		<title>WABC&#8217;s Fall Meeting: Oct 24th in Federal Way</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please join us in Federal Way on October 24th for a day of learning, networking, and discussion about asset building in Washington State. Highlights of the day include: Samples of new EITC outreach materials on display Panel discussion on foreclosure &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/10/13/wabcs-fall-meeting-oct-24th-in-federal-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/10/13/wabcs-fall-meeting-oct-24th-in-federal-way/</link>
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		<title>Kindergarten to College: A First-in-the-Nation Initiative to Set All Kindergarteners on the Path to College</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Spring of 2011, the City of San Francisco automatically opened college savings accounts for over 1,000 San Francisco Kindergartners. The City also “seeded” every account with an initial deposit of $50. The account openings marked the official launch &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/kindergarten-to-college-a-first-in-the-nation-initiative-to-set-all-kindergarteners-on-the-path-to-college/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/kindergarten-to-college-a-first-in-the-nation-initiative-to-set-all-kindergarteners-on-the-path-to-college/</link>
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		<title>Webinar &#8211; Coming Up with Cash in a Pinch: Emergency Savings &amp; Its Alternatives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Financial Security (CFS) is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 from 11am to noon (Pacific time) about emergency savings. Emergency savings serves as a form of insurance against non-routine expenditures such as medical bills or &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/webinar-coming-up-with-cash-in-a-pinch-emergency-savings-its-alternatives/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/webinar-coming-up-with-cash-in-a-pinch-emergency-savings-its-alternatives/</link>
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		<title>October 7 Webinar: US Household Finance Initiative Prospective Grant Applicant Q&amp;A</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Innovations for Poverty Action and the US Household Finance Initiative (USHFI) will be hosting a grant application webinar on October 7, 2011 for financial institutions and other organizations interested in submitting a proposal for the Financial Products Innovation Fund.  This webinar &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/october-7-webinar-us-household-finance-initiative-prospective-grant-applicant-qa/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/october-7-webinar-us-household-finance-initiative-prospective-grant-applicant-qa/</link>
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		<title>Law Quashes Local Payday Lenders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Columbian newspaper&#8217;s front page article (9/25/2011) highlighted the effectiveness of the state&#8217;s payday lending legislation. Clark County has seen eight payday lenders close shop, leaving nine lenders in business. To read the article, click here.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/law-quashes-local-payday-lenders/</link>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Payday Lending Law is working!  Consumers saved $122 million in fees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Payday Lending Report released by the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) shows that the law that went into effect on January 1, 2010 has been extremely effective at curbing predatory payday lending. The information, collected from the payday &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/washingtons-payday-lending-law-is-working-consumers-saved-122-million-in-fees/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/washingtons-payday-lending-law-is-working-consumers-saved-122-million-in-fees/</link>
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		<title>WABC Recruiting Executive Director</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Washington Asset Building Coalition (WABC) is seeking an Executive Director. WABC is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that is the leading voice for asset building policy advocacy, innovative action, and capacity building for the network of organizations and local asset &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/wabc-recruiting-executive-director/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/27/wabc-recruiting-executive-director/</link>
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		<title>Helping Parents in the Child Support System Build Assets: How Child Support Agencies Can Partner with and Asset Building Organizations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Presentation materials are now available from a recent webinar conducted through the Building Assets for Fathers and Families in Child Support (BAFFCS) initiative, funded by the federal Office of Community Services (OCS), in partnership with the Office of Child Support &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/22/helping-parents-in-the-child-support-system-build-assets-how-child-support-agencies-can-partner-with-and-asset-building-organizations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/22/helping-parents-in-the-child-support-system-build-assets-how-child-support-agencies-can-partner-with-and-asset-building-organizations/</link>
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		<title>Medical Debt Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why is Medical Debt Training important? Medical debt has a great impact on so many Americans &#8212; Forty-nine million (28 percent) American adults under the age of 65 have medical debt or bills that they are paying off over time. &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/19/medical-debt-training/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/19/medical-debt-training/</link>
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		<title>FDIC Study to Evaluate Money Smart for Young Adults Curriculum Impact</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will be conducting a study to evaluate how the Money Smart for Young Adults curriculum impacts how participants handle money.  Selected sites will be asked to provide information about their use of the curriculum, &#8230; <a href="http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/19/fdic-study-to-evaluate-money-smart-for-young-adults-curriculum-impact/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.washingtonabc.org/blog/2011/09/19/fdic-study-to-evaluate-money-smart-for-young-adults-curriculum-impact/</link>
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