I submit the following extraneous material for the Record: Financial Counseling: a Meaningful Strategy for Building Wealth in the Latino Community (By Beatriz Ibarra, National Council of La Raza) summary The report shows that current policies to improve financial literacy for Latinos fail to include one-on-one financial counseling programs, the linchpin of any strategy to close the wealth gap for Hispanics. Financial Counseling: A Meaningful Strategy for Building Wealth in the Latino Community provides specific policy recommendations on how to increase programs proven to improve financial decision-making of Hispanics--especially the more than 14.5 million who lack a basic checking account.
Rubén Hinojosa: “I submit the following extraneous material for the Record: Financial Counseling: a Meaningful Strategy for Building…”
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Discussing financial literacy and wealth-building strategies for the Latino community.
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