Driving for Broke: The Underserved Insurance and Auto Loan Opportunity
In the United States, there are approximately 198 million insured vehicles on the road today. Among those, approximately 53 million vehicles are insured by low- to moderate-income (LMI) — often known as underserved — consumers.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on OCC Responsible Innovation Whitepaper
The Financial Health Network recognizes the important role that access to high-quality financial products plays in helping consumers improve and maintain their financial health.
Dispatch from D.C. — March 2016 — Executive Summary
How Credit Unions Can Win the Gen Y Market
Despite strong member satisfaction and negative consumer sentiment towards banks, credit unions’ market share of key profit drivers like mortgages and credit cards is in the single digits.
Working Paper: Income Gains And Month-To-Month Income Volatility
A working paper from the U.S. Financial Diaries on income gains and month-to-month income volatility.
Designing for Financial Health: Stories and profiles from the Financial Capability Innovation Funds
We can educate consumers and provide access to financial products and services. But how do we help consumers use their knowledge and tools to improve their financial behavior and become financially healthy?
Case Study: Learning Consumers’ Struggles By Walking in Their Shoes with USAID and U.S. Treasury Department
USAID and the U.S. Treasury Department hosted a FinX, an in-the-field opportunity that puts participants in consumers’ shoes and has them tackle the challenges they face head-on.
Coming Up Short Infographic
Over 100 million Americans encounter difficulty managing their household cashflow. This infographic illustrates some of the challenges these households face and describes how the Financial Solutions Lab can help to improve their financial health.
Financial Solutions Lab Snapshot: Solutions to Manage Household Cash Flow
Over the last year, more than 100 million American households experienced a financial shock. This year the Financial Solutions Lab’s second $3 million challenge was seeking solutions that could help Americans to weather such shocks.
The Financially Tenuous, a Consumer Financial Health Segment
More than half of Americans in the tenuous segment live paycheck to paycheck (53%) and struggle to keep up with bills and credit payments.
Mateo And Lucia Household Profile: Thriving But Still Vulnerable In The U.S.
U.S. Financial Diaries Case study: Mateo Valencia, 31, and Lucia Benitez, 30, are an unmarried couple living in Queens with their four year-old son Pablo.
Consumers and Credit Scores: Understanding Consumer Confusion to Target Solutions
This research takes a look at an important component of consumer financial health: the credit score. The Financial Health Network appended two objective measures of credit-worthiness to the Consumer Financial Health Study.