2020 Financial Health Leaders
The Financial Health Leaders program recognizes Members that are at the forefront of financial health measurement. Leaders are Members that have committed to measuring the financial health of their customers, employees, and/or clients.
In Their Words: What Older Adults Struggling Financially Need
Despite the recent stimulus, increased vaccinations, and gathering momentum of reopenings across the country, millions are still struggling with their financial health. Ongoing economic uncertainty, job loss, and physical health concerns have caused many to shift financial priorities just to stay afloat. In the Financial Health Network’s latest…
What We Know to Be True: Making Informed Benefits Decisions in Uncertain Times
During a pandemic, unexpected expenses or unplanned loss of income can have a devastating impact on a household’s day-to-day financial management. Employers have an opportunity to steward their resources more effectively into responsive and informed investments to aid employees’ long-term financial health.
The Hidden Costs of Bill Pay Report
Provided by doxo, this research exposes the $577 in hidden costs the average American household pays per year, as well as Americans' top concerns about managing and paying their bills.
Income, Age, Race, and Gender Are Key Factors as New Data Shows 1 in 3 Americans Earning Less During COVID-19
In this new data from the 2020 U.S. Financial Health Pulse, a nationally representative online survey fielded from April 20 to May 7, learn how vulnerable groups are struggling in the wake of the pandemic.
Fintech Over 50: Designing for Low- to Moderate-Income Older Adults
Despite their widespread use of technology, many adults 50 and older find it challenging to handle day-to-day financial needs online. However, shifting financial management systems online has become critical for older generations that face the greatest health risks from COVID-19. Through qualitative, human-centered research, the Financial Health Network uncovered barriers that inhibit older adults’ adoption of fintech, such as negative stereotypes about their tech savviness and concerns about losing granular control over their finances. This report offers recommendations for fintech customer experience design that financial services innovators can use to overcome these barriers and join older adults as partners on their journey toward financial health.
Retirement Readiness: A Generational Perspective
By Steve Arves, Manager, Financial Health Network The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has taken an exacting toll on many people’s retirement savings. Over the last month, the stock market took its largest dip in years, wiping out trillions of dollars in savings overnight. While it’s too soon to say whether these losses will…
#FinHealthMatters In the Workplace
There is also an opportunity to advance large employers’ understanding of the financial health challenges of workers, so they can better assess and implement financial health interventions in the workplace.
Etsy Gets Creative: Helping Sellers Build Emergency Savings
By Chandni Ohri, Director, Financial Health Network In October 2019, Etsy signed on to BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative as one of the inaugural partners because they recognize the challenge and importance of emergency savings for their sellers. Emergency savings is one of the building blocks to improving financial health. In fact, the recent U.S. Financial…
Scaling Innovative Solutions to Improve Financial Health: The Financial Solutions Lab
Despite a strong economy and low unemployment, the U.S. Financial Health Pulse shows more than half of Americans are struggling to pay their bills, save and remain financially stable. The problem is most acute for low-income individuals. Five years ago, the Financial Health Network launched the Financial Solutions Lab (FinLab) in partnership with JPMorgan Chase…
2019 Policy Podcast: Episode 1
In the first of this quarterly series, the Financial Health Network's VP of Policy and Innovation shares the Financial Health Network's new policy strategy, three key focus areas for 2019 and what topics he sees on the policy horizon in the future.
Financial Retronovation #2: Resurrecting the check register…with an AI assist
Imagine going to your smart phone to view your checking balance and seeing two numbers instead of one. The first number is the traditional available balance. The second is an estimate –more often than not, a smaller number — that projects what your balance will be one, two or three days from now.