The new FinHealth Standards offer a practical blueprint for building financial products with integrated financial health solutions.

This easy-to-use, comprehensive assessment tool helps diagnose and improve worker financial health programs.

Escalating costs in housing, childcare, transportation, and most every household budget item can only be tackled through cross-sector solutions.

Latest report on America’s financial health reveals stark contradictions depending on whether a household has credit card debt or investments; middle income households see sharp drop in ability to manage debt.

New data from Financial Health Network shows credit balances, spending on interest and fees, and unmanageable debt all increased for Americans, with the financially vulnerable and people of color paying an outsized portion.

Prestigious award recognizes unparalleled leadership in building a more accessible and inclusive financial system

Largest Pulse data collection finds growing financial health inequities based on race, ethnicity, and age.

Report also finds that 93% of people with disabilities are unfamiliar with ABLE Accounts, the primary tool offered by the government for building and maintaining assets without losing public benefits

New research from Financial Health Network documents the real cost to Americans of rising interest rates and expanding post-pandemic credit balances

Discover Bank has launched a new mission-driven investment fund, the Discover Financial Health Improvement Fund, to support startups and early stage technology companies who are developing solutions to improve the financial health of low- and moderate-income people, communities, and small businesses. Discover Bank has made an initial capital commitment of $36 million.

Novel five-year research uses proprietary Financial Health Pulse data, the nation’s benchmark measurement for finhealth, to provide a unique look at life events, income and other factors that most impact individual financial health over time.

A new Financial Health Network survey finds remaining owners appear to hold crypto as part of a larger investment strategy; holdings are now lowest among Black investors.

Black Cook County residents are almost twice as likely to be Financially Vulnerable than their counterparts nationally; Latinx residents are nearly one and a half times as likely.

Top-line finding shows that as gas prices increased in 2022, overall consumption decreased and that the financially unhealthy often made smaller, more frequent purchases to fill up their tanks.

New data shows erosion of financial health gains from pandemic, led by significant declines in middle- and upper-income earners, black people and women.

New report offers first-ever glimpse into the financial health of workers in low-wage jobs revealing that many struggle with savings, insurance coverage, and paying for basic living expenses

Pandemic widened persistent financial health gap between men and women; Black and Latina women and low-income women fare the worst in new findings.

Selected companies focus on streamlining low- to moderate-income, Black, and Latinx individuals’ navigation and use of benefits and tools in support of better financial health.

Reduction attributed to student loan debt moratorium, pandemic-related decline in credit card debt and government stimulus funds allowing many to avoid high-cost lending; but underserved populations still pay greater proportion of fees and number of factors indicate likely rise in year ahead.

Data also shows overwhelming majority of users understand terms and are successfully using the product.

Organization Focused on Promoting Financial Health for All, specifically in financial services, healthcare and workplace sectors

The Accelerator seeks applications from financial technology companies focused on helping low- to moderate-income (LMI) and Black and Latinx communities expand access to benefits and financial tools that help them to maintain key safety nets and improve their financial health.

Two-thirds of Americans still financially unhealthy with particular challenges facing women, LGBTQ+ communities, and people with disabilities; inequities remain by race and gender.

New all-in-one guide gives HR leaders the power to diagnose needs and identify solutions, plus design engagement and measure impact of their financial health programs

As part of 10-year $60 million initiative, selected companies focus on credit, insurance, digital banking, and asset building solutions for LMI, Black, Latinx, and LGBT+ communities

Chicago, IL, May 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, with support from the Citi Foundation, today released its first Financial Health Pulse Points brief featuring transactional data that highlights the effects of the two federal stimulus payments and tax refunds issued in early 2021 on account […]

Chicago, IL, May 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Financial Health Network, the leading authority on financial health, today announced that H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA), will be the recipient of the 2021 Financial Health Visionary Award during the EMERGE Financial Health virtual event […]

Chicago, IL, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with Prudential Financial, today released The FinHealth Spend Report 2021, the evolution of our annual market sizing report showing Financially Coping and Vulnerable households account for 84% of spending on fees and interest for financial […]

The Financial Solutions Lab is showing how traditional financial organizations can co-create with nonprofits and entrepreneurs to improve the financial health of all Americans. Read the article on Stanford Social Innovation Review >>

Chicago, IL, Nov. 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, today released the “Know Better, Do Better: Building an Effective Financial Health Benefits Strategy” report in partnership with Morgan Stanley at Work, showing that close to 90% (86%) say they are aware of their employees’ financial health […]

As part of $60 million, 10-year program, seventh annual Accelerator program now accepting applications from financial technology companies helping people improve financial resilience and build long-term financial growth in the wake of COVID-19 CHICAGO – Oct 27, 2020 – The Financial Solutions Lab, an initiative from the Financial Health Network in collaboration with JPMorgan Chase […]

Learn about this new initiative, which calls on the C-suite to prioritize financial security for employees.

Chicago, IL, Sept. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with the GenForward Survey research program from the University of Chicago, today released a new report called “Race, Ethnicity, and The Financial Lives of Young Adults: Exploring Disparities in Financial Health Outcomes.” The report finds […]