Pulse Points Spring 2021: The Effects of Stimulus Payments and Tax Refunds on Consumer Finances
Stimulus payments and tax refunds caused account inflows to spike 33% in January and 42% in March, according to analysis from our new Pulse Points series.
FinHealth Spend Report 2021
With this report – an evolution of our Financially Underserved Market Size Study – we shed light on how much households paid for a variety of everyday financial products and services in 2020, through lenses of financial health, income, race, and ethnicity.
What's New
BankThink: We need to redefine what it means to be ‘unbanked’ or ‘underbanked’
The way we have traditionally managed access to banking services has become less and less useful in a world where neobank financial services are increasingly used by consumers of all kinds.
Taking the Pulse of Americans’ Financial Health
Bank Nerd Corner welcomes Taylor Nelms, Vice President of Research and Insights at the Financial Health Network.
Consumers’ financial vulnerability hits record high: Report
The share of American households considered "financially vulnerable" rose to 17%, the highest level since at least 2018, according to the nonprofit Financial Health Network.
Measuring Financial Health: A Framework
This working paper presents a practical framework for measuring financial health.
Financial Health Pulse® 2026 U.S. Trends Report: Stressors Mount and Vulnerability Returns
New Financial Health Pulse® data show a reversal in household financial health trends, with vulnerability rising amid mounting financial pressures.
Financial Health Pulse 2026: Financial Vulnerability Hits a Record High as Last Year’s Gains Reverse, Low-Income Households Hit Hardest
Insurance confidence and debt manageability both fell to multi-year lows, with low-income households seeing the steepest declines in savings and bill payment.
More U.S. Households Are Struggling Financially, Analysis Finds
Inflation and a pullback in government assistance have resulted in more people having trouble paying their bills, a nonoprofit found in its annual report.
What Do We Really Mean When We Say “Affordability”?
What Americans can afford today shapes what they can build tomorrow. Our upcoming Pulse report offers a new look into affordability and financial health.
Fintech Takes x TruStage presents Lending, Unbundled Ep 2: The Confidence Gap
In Episode 2 we sit down with Taylor Nelms, VP of Research & Insights at the Financial Health Network to untangle why consumer confidence is sitting about as low as it's ever been on record.
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