2017 Impact Report: Financial Health: Building it Together
We are pleased to share our first-ever impact report highlighting the numbers and stories of progress behind our mission to improve the financial health of Americans.
Bill Payment Data as a Guide for Product Development
Learn how Handle Financial is assessing factors related to bill payment and using this data as a guide for product development.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter to the CFPB’s Request for Information Regarding Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process
The Financial Health Network submitted its response to the CFPB’s request for information regarding use of alternative data and modeling techniques in the credit process on February 16, 2017. In the letter, the Financial Health Network acknowledges that the use of alternative data in the credit process poses both risks and benefits to consumers. The letter also states the Financial Health Network’s belief that consumers will be better able to achieve financial health if they have access to innovative credit products that are safe, affordable, and of high quality, enabling them to manage their day-to-day finances, weather financial shocks, and pursue longterm opportunities.
Dispatch from D.C. February 2017: A Look Ahead
Designing Breakthrough Solutions to Consumer Challenges
The Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) offers consulting services that guide organizations through each stage of offering new solutions, from development to ongoing measurement.
Dispatch from D.C. — September 2016 Executive Summary
“PayGoal” by Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners
Can a workplace financial counseling program leverage mobile tools to boost the financial health of low-and-moderate income employees?
Dispatch from D.C. — December 2015
Infographic: Why Consumers Turn to Small-Dollar Credit
This infographic illustrates the types and uses of Small-Dollar Credit products.
“Lending Circles” by Mission Asset Fund
Mission Asset Fund’s (MAF) Lending Circles provides a zero-interest loan to help consumers build credit and access an affordable small-dollar loan.
Compass Principles – Guiding Excellence in Financial Services
The Compass Principles are guidelines for the U.S. financial services industry. They affirm standards of excellence in the design and delivery of basic tools that people use to manage their daily financial lives.
Financially Underserved Market Size Study 2012
The United States financially underserved market generated $89 billion in fees and interest in 2012, representing growth of 8% from $82 billion in 2011.