New Pulse transactional data suggests that child tax credit payments have had a positive financial impact on recipients, particularly those who experienced hardship in the past.

Justice-involved individuals and their families face a number of expenses that can create financial strains immediately after arrest, including posting bail and hiring legal representation.

Some of the most popular financial health tools introduced by fintechs actually replicate and automate habits and “life hacks” that many households used successfully before the era of electronic banking and payments. These digital “retronovations” bode well for banks and credit unions seeking to offer services that help their customers while also bringing subscription revenues that lessen institutions’ dependence on penalty fees.

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.

How is the financial health of Americans changing over time? In a year-over-year analysis, the second annual U.S. Financial Health Pulse report reveals that the majority of Americans are still unprepared for financial shocks.

Millennials and women have unique financial needs. This report sheds light on the needs and preferences of these employees, helping employers develop targeted solutions that can set them apart in a competitive marketplace.

Employees at mid- to large-sized companies struggle with many aspects of their financial lives, causing them stress and creating spillover effects on job productivity, according to a new survey of 1,000 employees. In this infographic, Financial Health Network reveals key survey findings and opportunities for employers.

In a new survey, the Financial Health Network reveals how financial institutions are approaching financial health as they seek to engage customers meaningfully and profitably.

Read about the latest trends in fintech and learn about the companies in the fourth cohort of the Financial Solutions Lab, which seeks to identify, test, and bring to scale innovations that improve Americans' financial health.

In this initial study, the Financial Health Network reveals how we’re faring financially and the trends shaping our financial health.

During this Financial Health Network webinar, a group of innovative financial service providers shares about best practices in financial health measurement.

This brief takes a closer look at the homeowners and renters insurance coverage, acquisition channels, knowledge, and claims experience of American consumers, with a particular focus on low- to moderate-income (LMI) consumers.

U.S. Financial Diaries Case study: Amy Cox is a white 34-year-old single mother of two. She lives with her children, Hailey, 9, and Andy, 8, near Cincinnati, OH. A natural caregiver, Amy works at a day care center.

Understanding the three prominent financial health challenges that community college students face and how those students can improve their financial health through choosing and using quality products and services.

This one-pager gives examples of applying the Compass Principles to transaction products.

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.

Discover eight learnings that the Center for Financial Services Innovation (CFSI) has gathered while helping more than 100 financial institutions engage more meaningfully with their customers.

More than 68 million low-income Americans don’t get the financial services they need. This market gap that prompted a network of community development financial institutions to turn to the Financial Health Network.

MyBudgetCoach (MyBC), operated and distributed by Solutions for Progress (SfP), is an online platform designed to complement and enhance existing financial coaching programs.

MyPath partners with workforce development programs and financial institutions to help young adults improve their financial health.

LIFT-UP (Local Interventions for Financial Empowerment through Utility Payments) is a multi-city initiative overseen by the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Institute for Youth, Education, and Families designed to provide financial counseling to delinquent utility customers

Piggymojo built an online and mobile tool that uses goal visualization, social sharing and mobile technology to help savers turn impulse buys into “impulse saves.”

This brief explores the challenge of household cash flow challenges, its impact on financial health, and the opportunity for innovation.

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.

Strivers are generally able to make ends meet, but many of them are not satisfied with their current financial situation and are working to better their financial circumstances.

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.

Learn how Opportunity Fund's savings program, Start2Save, has evolved to provide improved financial health benefits and economic empowerment to some of America's most vulnerable communities.

The Compass Guide to Payroll Cards defines industry-wide best practices for the design and delivery of payroll cards.

To help the industry take the lead in addressing these challenges and build trust with the public, the Center for Financial Services Innovation, in partnership with a cross-section of industry participants, created the Compass Principles.

To be truly groundbreaking, financial services companies must go further than delighting their customers with convenient, beautifully designed products and services.

The U.S. Financial Diaries (USFD) is a research study collecting detailed financial data from more than 200 low- and moderate-income households over the course of a year.

As developing technology and new regulations continue to spark competition and transform the marketplace, deep consumer knowledge remains the key to success for businesses across the sector.

Financial lives have changed. Financial advice, policies and products should too. See the infographic by the U.S. Financial Diaries.

U.S. Financial Diaries: Sarah and Sam Johnson are a hardworking Ohio couple struggling to make ends meet despite the fact that they both work in stable, full-time jobs, and several part-time ones.

Banks and credit unions can and should be doing much more to support consumer credit building – and, importantly, they can do so in ways that align their own success with the success of their customers.