The Ends of The Month: A Blog Series
Over the course of a generation, electronic payments including credit cards, debit cards and Apple Pay removed friction from our wallets, but disrupted old habits and practices many once used to manage finances. Loss of these analog tools, as much as wage stagnation or volatility, helps explain why so many households struggle at the end of the month
70% of Voters Say Recent Changes to Their Own Financial Health are Impacting How They Vote
Provided by doxo, this research shows how the personal financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting how Americans plan to vote in the 2020 election.
Knowing Better, Doing Better: HR Executives’ Perspectives on Employee Financial Health
Learn insights gathered through a recent survey of HR decision-makers on their awareness of and investments in employee financial health.
It’s Time to Tie Bank Profits to Customers’ Financial Health
America’s current financial system is essentially broken for the many working Americans who live on the edge financially. Mismatched incentives are at the heart of the problem. One has only to look at the sad history of payday and car title loans, subprime mortgages, or bank overdraft “protection” schemes for examples of financial products and […]
Fintechs Team Up With Banks to Help Students Mired in Debt
Student loan debt isn’t just a financial problem for consumers. It’s an emotional problem, too. Read the Article >>
Financial Health Network Statement on CFPB Payday Loan Rule Underwriting Rescission
The Financial Health Network wrote this response to the CFPB’s decision to rescind the mandatory underwriting requirements of 2017 Payday, Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loan Rule (Payday Rule).
Half in U.S. Plan to Spend Relief Money on Bills, Essentials
With the first direct payments to U.S. adults from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act set to hit bank accounts this week, 35% of U.S. adults intend to use the money primarily to pay bills. Another 16% say they will purchase essential items like food or gas with the money. Twenty-nine percent […]