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Today is the day! AB 801 is being heard today! A state CRA in California would set standards for fair banking 🏦, tackle the racial wealth gap and support communities across the state 🏘️. Tune in at 3:15pm PST: abnk.assembly.ca.gov/hearings
#YesonAB801 #CRA4CA #caleg #ResistReinvestRebuild

Rise Economy and Members Take to Sacramento for Day of Advocacy | Rise Economy

"It’s one of the most direct and impactful ways to make our voices heard at the state level.” - @paugonzalez510.bsky.social
Read all about Rise Economy's 2025 Lobby Day below!
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Rise Economy is in DC for @justeconomy.bsky.social's Hill Day! Thank you @warren.senate.gov, @fdicgov.bsky.social, @ushousefsc.bsky.social and more for meeting with members of our coalition today!

#JustEconomy #ResistReinvestRebuild #caleg

Today is Rise Economy's 2025 Lobby Day!

We're in Sacramento alongside allies and members of our statewide coalition to speak directly to legislators about our fight to build a more equitable economy for CA communities.

#RELobbyDay25 #ResistReinvestRebuild #CRA4CA #AB801 #CalAccount #AB1365 #caleg

Fact Sheet: The Overdraft Crisis | Rise Economy

📉 Credit unions continue to dominate the junk fee game, making up 16 of the top 20 highest fee-charging institutions in 2023. Why is this happening?

Get the full story in our new report "The Overdraft Crisis". 🧐💰 Read and download here: rise-economy.org/research_crc... #ResistReinvestRebuild

News Release: More than 20 organizations Oppose Pro-Crypto Industry Stablecoin Bills - Americans for Financial Reform In a letter sent to Congress today, more than 20 state and national groups raised alarms over two bills — the STABLE Act in the House and the GENIUS Act in the Senate — that attempt to create a new re...

We stand with 20+ allies in opposing the STABLE & GENIUS Acts. There is nothing stable or genius about legislation that prioritizes crypto over everyday consumers, creating needless risk. #ProtectConsumers #ResistReinvestRebuild @ourfinancialsecurity.org ourfinancialsecurity.org/2025/02/news...

Hot off the press: "The Overdraft Crisis: A fact sheet examining how credit unions are failing California families" by Research Analyst Jamie Buell unravels systemic inequities baked into #creditunions' overdraft fee practices.
Read: rise-economy.org/research_crc... #junkfees #ResistReinvestRebuild

Stop Elon's Billionaire Grift: Hands off the CFPB · Indivisible Join Indivisible, Progressive Change Institute, MoveOn, Americans for Financial Reform, and CFPB Union NTEU 335 to Rally at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau with Senator Elizabeth Warren and C...

We're standing in solidarity with our members, allies, @ushousefsc.bsky.social and @warren.senate.gov to demand that the #CFPB remains an agency that protects communities, not billionaires and corporate greed. #DefendCFPB #ResistReinvestRebuild
🛜 mobilize.us/s/efe7mz 🕰️ 1:15pm PST/4:15pm EST

Corporate-backed politicians are working to dismantle the @CFPB, the only agency that shields consumers from predatory practices. A strong CFPB is essential—we cannot let it become a corporate tool. #DefendtheCFPB #ResistReinvestRebuild

Rise Economy Statement on Firing of CFPB Director Chopra | Rise Economy

📣 "Chopra’s leadership demonstrated what a consumer watchdog can and should be — relentless in its pursuit of fairness, accountability and economic justice." - Rise Economy CEO @paugonzalez510.bsky.social
🔗 rise-economy.org/statement-on... #DefendCFPB #protectconsumers #ResistReinvestRebuild

"We stand with our more than 300 members and our partners to ensure equitable recovery efforts and long-term solutions to address the root causes of these disasters. Our communities deserve no less." - @paugonzalez510.bsky.social #LAfires
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🔔New blog: Research Analyst Jamie Buell informs in her new blog about the intersectionality of climate change in CA, and how truly damaging and pervasive bad actors' activities are to BIPOC communities. #ResistReinvestRebuild

🔗 rise-economy.org/bankrolling-...

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For nearly 40 years our focus has been creating a more equitable society where BIPOC communities have access to resources and opportunities to build generational wealth.

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