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2020 Branch Report

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.

Financial Health Can Be So… Retro

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.

Motivating Change: Behavioral Economics and Financial Health

By Heidi Johnson Director, Financial Health Network Director Heidi Johnson joined the Financial Health Network team in 2019 to lead our work applying behavioral insights to the design and delivery of financial health products. She comes to our organization from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, where she led a behavioral research program and contributed to…

New Pulse Data: Those Who Need COVID-19 Stimulus Most Are the Last to Get It

By David Silberman, Senior Advisor, Financial Health Network The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread economic dislocation. Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs, at least temporarily, and millions more have seen their hours drastically cut. Those job and wage losses have fallen disproportionately on low-wage workers, especially blacks and Latinos, who are concentrated…

2019 Financial Health Leaders Spotlight Podcast: MMI

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 how MMI is using the FinHealth Score™ to measure the impact of natural disasters on its clients through a new initiative called Project Porchlight.