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TYLER ECONOMIC WELLBEING TASKFORCE
 Members of the Tyler Economic Wellbeing Taskforce believe in a market that encourages informed financial choices that are successful for both lenders and borrowers. 
​We are working closely with Texas Appleseed and are proud members of the Texas Fair Lending Alliance.  Our collective impact approach includes the following action teams:
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ACTION TEAMS
RESEARCH
Survey stores
Conduct studies of credit access businesses, nonprofit clients, and veterans. Due 2.23.21
​1.Review survey instrument.
2.Establish timeline… we will survey 31 stores by …
3.Establish teams of two and coordinate store assignments

Pay Day Auto Title Store 
​Tyler CAB & Regulated Lenders


Survey clients
Survey clients of nonprofit organizations. Due 2.23.21
​PARTNER AGENCIES as of 12.11.2020
PATH, Goodwill Industries of East Texas, CampV
1.List, what other agencies can we recruit?
2.Review survey instrument
3.Establish goal for number of surveys completed
4.Establish timeline

Lending Survey
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Encuesta de prestamos
Veteran Lending Survey

​Collect stories​
EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS
  • Internal communications plan
  • Marketing the Taskforce and its work
  • Develop an organizational message​
  • Assist research team with communicating results 
  • Assist membership team with messaging and recruitment
MARKETPLACE SOLUTIONS
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Employer-based fair loans
Community-based fair loans
Asset building resources
Financial literacy
MEMBERSHIP
List and gather contact information for potential member groups
Community, Faith, Business, Nonprofit, Local Government. Begin with those you already have a relationship with.

Work with Education Communications Action Team on recruitment materials. 
MEETING PRESENTATIONS
December 2020
no meeting in November
October 2020
​September 2020

INFORMATION
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  • A Toolkit for Cities
  • Employer Sponsored Small-Dollar Loans
  • Early wage access programs (like PayActiv): https://www.nclc.org/images/pdf/banking_and_payment_systems/pb-early-wage-access.pdf
  •  Information about Capital Good Fund: https://capitalgoodfund.org/en/
  • Media stories: https://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2020/11/30/chase-capital-good-fund.html
  • https://www.keranews.org/business-economy/2020-12-02/new-nonprofit-fund-offers-alternatives-to-predatory-loan-industry-in-texas
  • www.texasappleseed.org/sites/default/files/ThankYouForYourService_March%202019_0.pdf The Effects of Payday and Auto Title Loans on Veterans
ETHNN   I   PO Box 7042, Tyler, TX 75711   I   903.216.3211​
501c3  EIN: 47-3337214
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