The Washington Asset Building Coalition (WABC) represents 70 members including financial institutions, community action and social services agencies, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED), the Department of Financial Institutions, tribes, advocates for people living with disabilities, housing and micro-enterprise groups, United Ways, foundations and advocacy groups.
The WABC has become the leading voice and learning network for community leaders and practitioners involved in this growing and timely movement. WABC has set the following policy agenda:
- Expand Financial Skills for Success by increasing financial fitness in schools and for adults.
- Help People Save and Invest by supporting small business development, IDA, homeownership, savings and the federal EITC.
- Remove Barriers to Gaining and Keeping Assets by expanding lower cost lending alternatives, regulating predatory lending, eliminating asset limits.
