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.

Discover the Compass Guide to Prepaid, with insights into the increased use of prepaid cards and the growing need for guidance around developing high-quality prepaid products. 

More than 600 participants gathered at the Sixth Annual Underbanked Financial Services Forum to discuss the future of the marketplace for the underbanked.

As this year’s Forum made clear, the underbanked financial services industry is in a period of progress.

Low-wage immigrants are a particularly hard-to-reach segment of the underbanked population.

A unique model for regional, employer-based collaboration to increase the usage of basic financial services has emerged recently in Minnesota, with relevant lessons for companies, communities, and advocates nationwide.

This research paper explores the mismatch between the consumer needs of low-wage immigrant unbanked and underbanked populations and existing financial products and vendor strategies.

Learn why an inclusive financial system is important, who the underbanked are and what keeps them out of the mainstream, and what the government and private sector can do about this problem.