National League of Cities, Institute for Youth, Education and Families, Asset Building Program

The Asset Building Program of the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute), a special entity within the National League of Cities (NLC), helps municipal leaders take action on a variety of individual asset building strategies, including homeownership counseling and incentives, individual development account programs, and asset protection measures to help families avoid predatory lending and other “wealth-stripping” practices.