Membership Amplification Toolkit
Resources to explore, leverage, connect, and broadcast your Financial Health Network Membership commitment to building better financial lives, together.
EMERGE Workplace 2022
This event will explore the latest trends, strategies, and solutions for employers seeking to improve the financial health of their teams.
Assessing Customer Financial Health Goes Beyond Product Offerings
Your current and future customers are seeking your help to improve their financial health. How will your support and guidance lead them to success?
Brett King: The Future of Everything
Can we predict the future? Brett King believes he can. The self-proclaimed futurist is known for his ability to see the social and economic changes coming and the opportunities they will bring. In this episode of EMERGE Everywhere, Jennifer sits down with Brett to discuss his newest book, “The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World,” and how we can prepare ourselves to meet the most pressing challenges facing businesses and societies today.
Advancing Equity Through Worker Financial Health: A Framework for Employers
The Financial Health Network began conducting research in early 2021 to identify strategies employers can use to embed an equity lens into their benefits programs. HR leaders can use these early learnings to design and deliver programs and benefits that reduce financial health gaps among employees.
TEST Exclusive Reports
Vision
Join us to hear how financial industry leaders have secured stakeholder buy-in to build financial health strategies, ensured employees understand and can rally behind a shared finhealth vision, and integrated financial health as part of their organizational culture.
2019 Financial Health Leaders
The Financial Health Leaders program recognizes Members that are at the forefront of financial health measurement.
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…
Non-Prime Tracker Report
Provided by Elevate Credit, this research discusses the trend of decreased household income for prime and non-prime folks alike since the pandemic began. With this trend continuing, this decrease is likely to manifest itself within holiday spending.
$600 Stimulus Check Impact Report
Provided by doxo, this research examines consumers' reactions toward the $600 stimulus checks they received from the U.S. federal government in 2020.
FinHealth MAP: Building a Business Strategy for Financial Health Impact
Achieving financial health impact doesn’t need to be a journey into the unknown. Learn how the Financial Health Network's FinHealth MAP can help guide your organization.
Financial Health Solutions: Increasing Savings with a Choice at Onboarding
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.
Financial Health Solutions: Boost Savings with Challenges and Empowering Messages
How can competitions influence more people to build their savings? SaverLife, a nonprofit focused on helping working families to save and invest in their futures, partnered with the Financial Health Leaders Lab to test several approaches.
‘A Tale of Two Americas’: New Data from the 2020 U.S. Financial Health Pulse
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The opening lines of Charles Dickens’ iconic novel A Tale of Two Cities perfectly capture the paradoxical nature of this moment in time. Since March, the news has often featured contradictory narratives about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on people’s financial lives….
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.
Consumer Financial Data: Legal and Regulatory Landscape
Explore the federal framework governing consumer financial data in the United States and learn the critical questions arising from our changing financial data ecosystem.
Credit Union Technology Watch: 5G Networks
Emerging 5G technology is expected to become commonplace. Uncover opportunities to leverage 5G to benefit your organization and your members.
Building Valuable Customer Relationships Through Financial Health
While the vast majority of customers expect their primary financial institutions (PFIs) to help improve their financial health, few believe their PFIs are actually doing it.
Millions of American Families at Risk of Missing Out on Economic Relief. Again.
According to the eligibility rules of the CARES Act and the newly proposed “HEALS Act,” individuals are required to have a valid Social Security number in order to be eligible for an Economic Impact Payment.
Simplifying Savings: Using KPIs to Track Financial Health for Credit Union Members
The Financial Health Network worked with Community First Credit Union to analyze its Save My Change Program, a round-up savings tool, revealing the benefit to member financial health.
Supporting the Financial Lives of America’s Young People
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.
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).
Consumer Financial Hardship Study
Provided by TransUnion, this research examines the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic, providing essential and timely insights into how consumers have fared.
EMERGE Backstage: The Policy Landscape for Financial Health
Explore the potential to reshape financial health policy in the wake of three transformative events: the COVID-19 pandemic, the resulting economic contraction, and the renewed drive to address systemic racism ignited by the brutal murder of George Floyd.
EMERGE Backstage: Bankers as a Social Engine for Good
Hear from Sunrise Banks Chairman and CEO David Reiling as he discusses the Twin Cities-based bank’s efforts to support the urgent needs of its customers during a poignant last few months.
Comment Letter: CFPB Taskforce on Consumer Financial Law
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.
Beyond Measurement: Insights from the 2019 Financial Health Leaders Program
By measuring financial health, businesses can better understand how customers save, spend, borrow, and plan and develop solutions to meet those needs. This report recognizes how our 2019 Financial Health Leaders used measurement to advance their companies’ strategic priorities, providing insights for organizations as they invest in the financial health of their customers, employees, and communities.
Turning the Tide: Addressing Climate Change and Financial Health
By Eric Wilson Senior Associate, Financial Health Network As a data analyst at the Financial Health Network, I spend a lot of time with our U.S. Financial Health Pulse data set, searching for possible drivers of financial health. So, when combing through survey participants’ descriptions of shocks to their household finances, I found a number…
Financial Solutions Lab Announcements
Fintech has a powerful role to play in solving financial health challenges in a more inclusive way.
A Broken Criminal Justice System Impacts Financial Health, Too
By Josh Sledge, Senior Director and Arjun Kaushal, Associate, Financial Health Network The tragic murder of George Floyd at the hands of police has once again brought the inequities of the criminal justice system into focus. The violence captured on film has rightfully drawn a passionate response, as protestors demand justice for Floyd and an…
Webinar: Fintech for the 50+: How to Design for Low-to Moderate-Income Older Adults
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.
How to Manage Money in a Pandemic: A Behavioral Research-Based Approach
We have compiled behavioral science research on financial decisions to understand the challenges people may be facing and share our tips for how to spend savings and rework bills and debt to support financial health in a pandemic.
Old Tricks, New Hat — Helping Americans Save in New Places
By Tanya Ladha, Senior Director at Financial Health Network Saving money is hard. So hard, in fact, that experts and academics have spent decades studying human behavior in an effort to make it easier for us, designing tricks and hacks that help us save — automating savings (think 401k retirement plans, created for us to set-it-and-forget-it), turning…
Consumers Are Not Financially Prepared for Natural Disasters – Here’s How to Help
Provided by Money Management International, this research reveals that many financial institutions are ill-equipped to support customers who have suffered a catastrophe, such as a natural disaster.
The Future of Worker Benefits — Seeking the Next Generation of Workplace Wellness Solutions
By Jose Galindo, Workplace Financial Health Program Director, Financial Health Network I know first hand — as the founder and former CEO of moneymio.com, the first bilingual online platform dedicated to empowering Latinos in the United States with personal finance education — the challenge young fintech companies face, especially those who are focused on improving the financial health of…
2019 Financial Health Leaders Spotlight Podcast: Steady
Our Financial Health Leaders program spotlights the Financial Health Network members who are at the forefront of financial health innovation. Listen in as we hear Adam Roseman, CEO of Steady, share how Steady is measuring the financial health of their employees and how that will inform their plans for measuring their members’ financial health in the future.
Something Old, Something New
The features of the financial services landscape that have brought today’s consumers convenience, reduced friction, and easily accessed revolving credit have now been with us for so long that we view them as fixed infrastructure. These gains have been accompanied by a loss of some of the tools and habits of mind that helped the grandparents and great-grandparents of today’s Millennials make it through two world wars and the Great Depression.
Webinar: A Roadmap for Partnerships and Profitability
This webinar recording explores the business case of proven strategies providers can use to build financial health and how implementing these interventions may impact a provider’s profitability and business performance.
Retronovation #3: Installments to Tame Credit Card Debt
Installment loans’ appeal, in comparison to credit cards, are the fixed terms — a year or two or three — and equal payment amounts that automatically commit a borrower to paying off the debt.
#FinHealthMatters Day should be every day, for everyone
In recognition of #FinHealthMatters Day, we reflect on our efforts to advance the cause of financial health which include research and building partnerships with leading organizations and our network of Members.
Case Study: Developing a Survey to Track Financial Health for Global Customers
Financial Health Network Consulting Services worked with Discover to explore options for creating a comprehensive employee financial health platform.
Financial Health and Higher Education: The Power of Assessing Student Financial Health
There is increasing awareness among community colleges and universities regarding the link between student financial health and academic success. In 2018, working closely with a cohort of innovative colleges and universities, Financial Health Network developed a new, holistic framework for not only understanding, but also assessing and measuring student financial health.
Challenges Threaten the Financial Health of Low- to Moderate-Income 50+ and Require Innovative Solutions
By Andrew Dunn, Senior Associate, Financial Health Network For years, financial planners described the financial lives of individuals over 50 as following a predictable life cycle. The “traditional” path typically included diligently saving in an employer-provided retirement account, paying off a mortgage, then fully retiring while reducing expenses in order to live comfortably. However, this…
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.
Redesigning the Financial Roadmap for the LMI 50+ Segment
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.
Webinar: Key Findings from the Pulse & What They Mean for Your Business
During this member-exclusive webinar, authors of the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2018 Baseline Survey explored findings from this groundbreaking research initiative. The first in a three-part series, this conversation explored into new cuts of the data and shared findings and trends on how Americans are saving and borrowing.