Resources to explore, leverage, connect, and broadcast your Financial Health Network Membership commitment to building better financial lives, together.

Since the last Pulse survey in August 2020, more people are struggling to afford healthcare, which may lead to long-term health consequences beyond those created directly by COVID-19.

How can employers encourage workers to build their savings? Even, an employer-based earned-wage access platform, partnered with the Financial Health Leaders Lab to test the impact of presenting savings as an active choice during onboarding to its app.

Provided by Branch, this research reveals how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the priorities and concerns for workers in sectors such as food service, retail, and healthcare.

Even before COVID-19, millions of Americans were struggling financially, with more than half the population classified as Financially Coping. As job losses mount, savings are spent down, household debt grows, and investments shrink during the pandemic, Americans need financial support more than ever. This new research sheds light on how providers can support the saving and investing behaviors of Financially Coping consumers, ultimately improving both their immediate and long-term financial health.

Principal® Foundation research shows that In the United States, 54% of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 report they have hit financial rock bottom – a situation made worse by pandemic-related job losses and college closures. This report shares new potential solutions from the Principal Foundation YouthCan Initiative Innovation Challenge, which supports organizations working to tackle the financial issues facing young people today.

The Financial Health Network submitted these comments to the CFPB Taskforce on Consumer Financial Law in response to a Request for Information on a broad range of consumer protection issues.

This Member-exclusive webinar examined new data from the 2020 U.S. Financial Health Pulse and highlighted how Members are helping their customers, employees, and communities weather the crisis.

Older generations face the greatest health risks from COVID-19 and are also challenged to conduct financial management without access to in-person financial services like banking.

The places where people live, work, play, and worship are tightly tied to their ability to be resilient during unexpected challenges and to seize opportunities over time. This brief highlights the role of place in financial health, as well as the opportunity for place-based solutions to improve the financial lives of residents and communities.

Review social media best practices, and then use these sample tweets, Facebook posts, and LinkedIn posts to spotlight your status as a 2022 Financial Health Leader on various social media channels.

The Financial Health Network submitted this statement in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s invitation to serve as a panelist at their Symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records, Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Provided by MassMutual, this research identifies the percentage of employers who say that their workers are struggling financially and looks at the correlation between employer size and employee financial wellness issues.

This webinar explored the partnership between Credit Builders Alliance (CBA) and Esusu Financial Inc.

During this member-exclusive webinar, authors of the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2018 Baseline Survey explored findings from this groundbreaking research initiative. The second in a three-part series, this conversation shared a deep dive on never-before-released Pulse data representing individuals who are financially Coping or Vulnerable.

Using data from the U.S. Financial Health Pulse, the Financial Health Network identifies five challenges for the LMI 50+ and opportunities for providers to support this fast-growing segment.

Listen in as we hear Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) share how it developed two sets of financial wellness scales, what it is learning as a result, and the exciting announcement CBA just released around measurement.

Using a combination of survey data and consumer interviews, the Financial Health Network presents consumer trends and insurance product design strategies that can help Americans build financial resilience.

The Center for Financial Services Innovation submitted these comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in response to the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

This brief takes a closer look at the life insurance coverage, acquisition channels, and knowledge of American consumers, with a particular focus on LMI consumers.

To show how disability insurance can augment financial resilience, this brief examines short- and long-term disability insurance coverage, acquisition channels, and knowledge of American consumers, with a focus on LMI consumers.

The Financial Health Network Consulting Services worked with CRF to define, size, and categorize the underserved small business market, and provided insights for targeting them.

In this report, the Financial Health Network looks at long-term savings and beyond to understand how day-to-day financial challenges of LMI pre-retirees and retirees are getting in the way of their long-term financial health.

An in-depth look at employee payroll card usage and opportunities for improvement in card design and delivery.

Learn how LendStreet is using new insights into their customers’ financial habits to leverage opportunities for improving financial health.

Learn about the creative route The Foundation took to become a Financial Health Leader and how this will help inform the greater credit union ecosystem.

This infographic illustrates aspects and trends of employee financial health, from how financial stress at work hurts employee productivity to how investing in employee financial health is good for business. 

Regions Bank participated in FinX to gain insights through first-hand experiences of the challenges that underserved consumers may face in an interactive, real-world structure.

The Financial Health Network submitted this letter in response to the CFPB’s request for information on consumer credit card markets on March 10, 2017. Like the CFPB, 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. We believe that finance can be a force for good in people’s lives and that meeting consumers’ needs responsibly is ultimately good for both the consumer and the provider.

Read this introductory guide to discover how to orient your business around financial health so that you can promote positive outcomes for your customers.

Over the last two decades, the emergence of new intermediaries that aggregate data from numerous sources has enabled financial services providers of all kinds to provide consumers with a more complete view of their financial lives.