The Crossroads of Finance and HOPE By Jack Markwalter ’17 Now that my first school year of involvement with JIFFI is about three-quarters of the way done, I am able to reflect on how fortunate I am to have had the experience that I had prior to working with this great organization. During the…
DetailsJIFFI’s First Thought Bubble By Helen ’17 In order to guarantee our clients our best possible service, JIFFI is constantly looking for ways to improve the knowledge base of our members. A major part of this is, of course, having the basic financial background to be able to teach clients, assess risk, and grant loans,…
DetailsLoan #9: Flexibility vs. Standardization By Andrew ’15 It’s tax season in America. For those living paycheck-to-paycheck, that means a one-time bump in income from their tax refund gives them some short-lived breathing room. It’s also winter in America, and a brutal winter at that. Beside heightened heating costs, many workers have also lost…
DetailsPreventing the Cycle By Agustin ’16 One of the most talked-about ideas regarding JIFFI is the somewhat cliché quote of breaking the cycle of payday loans – breaking the cycle of poverty. With our loans at a significantly lower interest rate and a comfortable repayment period, our clients are able to successfully escape their…
DetailsAn Associate’s Experience with JIFFI’s Loan #10 By Samantha DiMaggio ’17 On call during my Tuesday office hour shift last week, I spent the time working through some accounting problems in an effort to prepare for my upcoming exam. My computer, logged into the Google Voice account that the staff uses in order to…
DetailsStarting Off the Semester with Two Loans! February has been a busy month for JIFFI, as we made our ninth and tenth loans on consecutive days this past weekend! Thanks to the efforts of Andrew Weiler, Aidan Dore, Samantha DiMaggio, and Peter Woo, two more clients in the South Bend area are closer to…
DetailsCaitlin Crommett ’15 produced a video focusing on why JIFFI was founded, its goals, and its relationship with the South Bend Community.
DetailsDivision Update: Community Relations By Nora Goebelbecker ’14 Happy Holidays from the Community Relations team! Since Mark Shealy, Emily Campbell, and Meagan Howell joined the team in October, we’ve brainstormed different ways to connect with the people we exist to serve—whether they work right here on campus or somewhere else in South Bend. We…
DetailsClient Profile: Diane By Cristina Gutierrez ’16 It’s been less than two years since its inception, but JIFFI definitely hit the ground running. As of December 2013, JIFFI has already issued eight loans to help clients in a variety of ways: from fixing broken water heaters and laundry machines to covering travel costs for…
DetailsFrom the Eyes of a New Associate by John Hayes ’16 Nothing brings a group of newly-hired people together faster than coffee and bagels at 9 o’clock in the morning. Sixteen new faces have recently been added to the ranks of JIFFI, and on a chilly Sunday morning in mid-November, we underwent our…
DetailsDuring the COVID-19 crisis, JIFFI remains committed to supporting and serving our clients. JIFFI is still accepting loan applications through a digitized process and is still offering 1:1 Financial Empowerment Classes through a digital platform. Please call 574-400-5258 for more information on our loan process.
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