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Thanks to the recent IPO of Green Dot Corp. and the tightening of consumer credit, public awareness of prepaid card products has grown. Getdebit.com has listed their top 15 resources for information about prepaid debit cards, including information about how prepaid cards ...

Paybefore.com covered our prepaid symposium in Washington, D.C. examining issues surrounding prepaid cards and the underbanked. At the event, Michael Barr, assistant secretary for financial institutions for the U.S. Treasury Department, acknowledged that prepaid cards “hold some promise” as a tool for ...

This Huffington Post article describes one attendees first impressions of the 5th Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum.  Patrice Peyret was originally cautious of the event, not knowing what to expect from a forum focused on underbanked financial services. His ultimate reaction, however, ...

Jennifer Tescher and Pam Flaherty co-write this AOL news article defining the role of financial capabilty in helping consumers recover from the financial crisis.

Financial educators and financial services companies are searching for new ways to raise ...

In this American Banker article, Jennifer Tescher expresses that the financial industry will not regain the trust of Americans unless there is a return to value-based banking.  Because of the skepticism around the financial services industry and the ability of markets to ...

CFSI Director Jennifer Tescher talks about the arrival of prepaid debit cards within mainstream financial services in this month’s American Banker column. Recently, the Treasury Department announced that it would phase out paper checks for federal benefit recipients by 2013 and push ...

‘“Cash, Check, or Cell Phone?" Protecting Consumers in a Mobile Finance World’ was an Emerging Issues Forum in February organized by the Federal Reserve Board. CFSI director Jennifer Tescher spoke at the event highlighting important issues surrounding mobile technology for underbanked consumers. ...