“Hundreds of dollars in annual savings could potentially be created for millions of moderate- and lower-income workers today by doing nothing more than shifting them from the high-costs basic financial services that they currently rely upon to lower-cost services.”

The research brief was issued January 2008 for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings Institution.

To read the full report by authors Matt Fellowes and Mia Mabanta, click here.

Super Refund Saturday is an all day financial literacy event and will be open from 10am-6pm on Saturday, February 2nd at the Coastal Georgia Center (located at 305 Fahm Street).

There will be free income tax preparation, home buyers class registration, free credit reports, financial counseling, kid activities and more. For more information, please contact the Neighborhood Improvement Association at 912-447-5577.