Educating the Next Generation: Using KPIs to Assess the Impact of Student Financial Education Programs
The Financial Health Network partnered with Michigan State University Credit Union (MSUFCU) to analyze its financial education programming for high school and college students, revealing some signs of positive impact on business outcomes and the students’ financial health.
Borrowing Opportunity: Using KPIs to Track Small-Dollar Lending Success
In this case study, we highlight our evaluation of Nusenda Credit Union’s small-dollar lending program, highlighting the positive impact on its participants and the business.
EMERGE Backstage: Bankers as a Social Engine for Good
Hear from Sunrise Banks Chairman and CEO David Reiling as he discusses the Twin Cities-based bank’s efforts to support the urgent needs of its customers during a poignant last few months.
Small Dollar Credit and Financial Health: A Policy Perspective
The Financial Health Network wrote this Policy Perspective that draws on our past small-dollar credit work to inform the conversation around recent regulatory actions.
Over 33 Million Americans Lost Their Job During the Pandemic
Optimism is high among workers that they can return to their pre-pandemic jobs, but economists warn over 40 percent of job losses could become permanent. Read the Article >>
Coronavirus Recession Looms, Its Course ‘Unrecognizable’
The U.S. economic outlook darkens daily, with millions facing unemployment and businesses in a steep decline. Read the Article >>
Banks supplement benefits to help employees affected by coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus spreads throughout the U.S., banks are adding extra benefits for employees working in branches as well as those pulled away from work to deal with illness and caregiving responsibilities. Read the Article >>
Consumers Are Not Financially Prepared for Natural Disasters – Here’s How to Help
Provided by Money Management International, this research reveals that many financial institutions are ill-equipped to support customers who have suffered a catastrophe, such as a natural disaster.
Building Your Business Case for Financial Health: Providing Guidance and Support to Increase Customer Well-Being
How can financial health help build your business? For financial services providers considering new programs, tools, or products to improve customer financial health, this report offers a framework for evaluating the business case to implement them.
With Many Just A Paycheck Away From Financial Ruin, Employers And FinTech Can Help
Sixty percent of households in America have experienced a financial shock in the past 12 months, according to Pew research. Close to 800,000 federal government employees were affected by the Dec 2018 – Jan 2019 government shutdown, forcing them to go without a paycheck for 35 days and giving this statistic a face. In her inaugural […]
U.S. Financial Diaries: Savings Horizons
U.S. Financial Diaries: Savings plays a central role in conversations about American household finance. Surveys suggest that few American households save enough for retirement, nor are Americans adequately prepared for emergencies
Dispatch from D.C. — March 2015
Know Your Borrower – The Four Need Cases of Small-Dollar Credit Consumers
An increasing number of Americans are turning to nontraditional credit sources for quick access to cash.
The U.S. Financial Diaries Methodology: The financial lives of low-income Americans
The U.S. Financial Diaries (USFD) is a research study collecting detailed financial data from more than 200 low- and moderate-income households over the course of a year.
A Fundamental Need: Small-Dollar, Short-Term Credit
Learn how the increased scrutiny recently placed on the payday loan industry has underscored the need for innovation and motivated financial services providers to develop solutions.