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Financial Education Network-San Francisco

The Financial Education Network-San Francisco (FEN-SF) is a collaborative group of San Francisco’s nonprofit service providers, philanthropic funders, and local public sector representatives dedicated to improving the provision of financial education services in the City.

Our mission is to connect all San Franciscans to quality financial education by centralizing access to services, fostering learning communities among stakeholders and raising public awareness.
 
Professional Development Series — Video Recordings

The FEN-SF Professional Development Series offers valuable professional development opportunities for practitioners, drawing on the research and insight of local experts.  Video recordings of the trainings are available below:

Understanding Financial Coaching and Counseling
An overview of the differences between financial coaching, planning, education, and counseling, as well as an interactive coaching session with a professional financial coach.

Bankruptcy Resources for Financial Educators
An overview of the bankruptcy filing process and a discussion around local resources to help service providers whose clients may be considering bankruptcy.

New Credit Card Regulations & Rebuilding Credit in 2010
A discussion on the changes to credit card regulations regarding disclosures, adjustment of interest rates, application of payments, and other issues.  In addition, the session covers current issues around rebuilding/re-establishing credit under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and the FICO Model.
 
Resources

Bank on San Francisco
Bank on San Francisco is the first comprehensive program in the United States to serve the "unbanked" and has been successfully replicated nationwide.  The program is a unique collaborative between the City Treasurer's Office, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, the nonprofit EARN, local community organizations, and participating financial institutions.

Financial Education in San Francisco: A Study of Local Practitioners, Service Gaps and Promising Practices

The landscape of financial education services in San Francisco is broad, with multiple organizations offering services for diverse populations. However, until recently, there has been little effort to coordinate the many resources and organizations committed to promoting financial education. This study takes a case study approach to understanding the key issues and challenges facing the financial education field in San Francisco.  The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco undertook this research effort to promote collaboration at the local level and disseminate the findings to a wider audience interested in the field of financial education.