Fernanda Villaseñor

Civic Tech | Urban Policy I Financial Inclusion
Urbanist & Urbanite

[Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at JHU @publicinno]

“Our goal is for financial empowerment to be a standard public service in every city.” - @fernandavlop. See how local governments are creating greater financial security for their residents: https://t.co/lcFGLc3Bdy via @BloombergCities

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

Thrilled to welcome the first #FECAcademy cohort to the #FECPublic family - these local govts are working towards offering professional, 1-1 financial counseling as a free public service. Thanks to @BloombergDotOrg for supporting the #FECPublic movement!

[Bloomberg Philanthropies @BloombergDotOrg]

To help cities lead an equitable recovery coming out of #COVID19, we’re building on our support for the @CFEfund with a new $19M investment. Proven strategies will help low- and middle-income residents decrease debt & increase savings: https://t.co/OKPtwZ4lZW

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

Come join the CFE Fund! Looking for three amazing individuals to join the team.

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

We're hiring for an experienced trainer and technical assistance provider! Help us support 100+ local govt grantees as they work to improve residents' financial lives.

Please RT and share with your networks: https://t.co/uiSfdcvYJY

[Bloomberg Philanthropies @BloombergDotOrg]

Today, our partner @CFEfund announced that 5 more cities are launching free, one-on-one professional financial counseling to help residents reduce debt, increase savings, and more.

[Bloomberg Philanthropies @BloombergDotOrg]

Today, we are continuing our support of the @CFEFund as part of our #COVID19 Local Response Initiative. Learn more about the initiative to help ensure low and moderate-income families have continued access to financial counseling services: https://t.co/o2n7IpXw3K

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

Municipal financial empowerment is a fundamental aspect of help and recovery. The @CFEFund urges local governments to access leadership resources to leverage high-quality financial counseling, local consumer financial protection, and safe banking efforts.

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

We're hiring! We're looking for a Technical Assistance Associate to support our #FinancialEmpowermentCenter work, helping cities and counties across the country provide professional financial counseling for residents. https://t.co/fG1oSz1rtZ

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

Proud to join founding Director of the CFPB @RichCordray and #citygov leaders from across the country at the @ChicagoFed today for the @CFEfund's National Convening on Local Consumer Financial Protection! #LocalConsumerFinancialProtection

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

We are looking to partner with 15 more cities/counties across the country to bring a new public service to tackle financial instability. Please share! https://t.co/HmBf45BXDH

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

We're replicating Financial Empowerment Centers in up to 15 more #localgovs! TY to @BloombergDotOrg, @WellsFargo, @CapitalOne + The JPB Foundation for supporting the scaling of the #fecpublic mvmnt of professional financial counseling as a public service: https://t.co/L3qrzh1FHu

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

"A financial empowerment center isn’t so much a single brick-and-mortar location, but rather the provision of free, professional, and individualized financial coaching or counseling for residents that is embedded in existing city services." @urbaninstitute https://t.co/oVt75qIRZX

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

This article gets me ‘Tajín Is a Lifestyle’: An Appreciation of the Mexican Seasoning Mix https://t.co/WV0srcLgho

[Santiago Carrillo @Santcarr1]

Honored to be part of the #ESHIPSummit office hours! We are excited to learn more from ecosystem builders and share our experience putting entrepreneurs of color at the center of the work!

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

The impossible was once a reality in NYC. Failing New York Subway? Not Always — Once There Were Chandeliers https://t.co/lvQ6knbqdP

[CFE Fund @CFEfund]

Happy birthday @CFEFund! Now working with 70+ local governments, we're thrilled to be celebrating another year of scaling professional, sustainable municipal financial empowerment efforts across the country. Visit https://t.co/Ee6KG5DE0c to learn more.

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

3 Ways cities can help residents at tax time by @BloombergCities... featuring @CFEFund https://t.co/lnHaiqVGdR

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

Building local startup ecosystems that work for entrepreneurs of color. Featuring @santcarr1 https://t.co/lKL9jU2Yzg

[Bloomberg Cities @BloombergCities]

Bringing "unbanked" residents into the financial mainstream has long been understood as a key step toward financial empowerment for low-income communities. And now #BankOn has data to prove it: https://t.co/p9PeP4Zd72

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

What Planners Don't Understand About Cities https://t.co/8ic3mEjNG2

[Fernanda Villaseñor @fernandavlop]

Analysis | U.S., Canada and Mexico just reached a sweeping new NAFTA deal. Here’s what’s in it. https://t.co/xcTBsltAkm