Digital Currencies and Financial Health
Digital currencies have the potential to improve financial health for millions, but it depends on how they are designed and integrated into the financial services infrastructure.
Franklin Madison CFO Talks Insurtech Trends
Learn how the pandemic has transformed consumer perspectives on insurance in this insurtech trend forecast from PYMNTS.com and Franklin Madison Chief Financial Officer Preston Porter. Presented by Franklin Madison
Financial Health Innovation from America’s Youth
Young people in America are channeling their problem-solving abilities into innovative finhealth solutions through Prudential Emerging Visionaries. Presented by Prudential Financial
Why Nonprime and Prime Customers Need Flexibility Post-Pandemic
As a company focused on serving those consumers who may be shut out of traditional borrowing opportunities, Elevate understands that access to safe, affordable credit is as important as ever in enabling Americans to achieve financial security. Presented by Elevate
Making Client Voice Part of the Design Process: Behavioral Insights Elevate Flexibility and Simplicity in Financial Health Tools
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, many families across America were struggling to make ends meet. But they still have big hopes and dreams today, from getting a car to finding better job opportunities to buying a home. To achieve any of these goals, saving and credit-building are two critical steps toward financial stability and self-determination. And at the current moment of societal upheaval, financial stability is not just nice-to-have, but vital. Presented by Capital One
Driving the Work of Economic Equity in Underserved Communities
While for many people in the U.S., seeing a bank—or several—is a daily occurrence, a lack of access to financial services is unfortunately a familiar story for underserved communities, especially communities of color. Last year, the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore celebrated the opening of a 5,000-square-foot Chase bank branch, marking an important milestone: it was the first national bank to ever open in this historically Black community. Presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
The Future of Financial Wellness is Taking Shape
As the way we work changes, financial wellness should adapt too. Explore these new ideas that are shaping the future. While the initial thrust into remote work was a crisis response, it is now being embraced by both employees and employers. In fact, many companies plan to maintain remote workforces. Presented by Morgan Stanley at Work
Beyond Messaging: Financial Health Is No Longer a Nice-To-Have
We’ve long known from research and practice about the business case for advancing financial health. The coronavirus escalated the already precarious state of financial health of Americans everywhere and Financial Health Network Members took notice.
The Complexities of Caregiving: Financial Health and the Aging Crisis
Research overwhelmingly shows that health shocks can have dramatic and long-term implications for financial health. This is especially true for the elderly. Among all the statistics, it is clear that there will be more elderly people dependent on fewer younger people with an ever-increasing list of challenges, making financial health for all less attainable.
Start Here: A Step-by-Step Guide to Impact Evaluation
Understanding why you want to conduct impact evaluation is the first step in determining how you should do it.
The Case for a Place-Based Approach to Financial Health
By Necati Celik Associate, Financial Health Network Place is security, space is freedom: we are attached to the one and long for the other. Yi Fu Tuan, 2001: 3 There’s no place like home. Due to the pandemic, home has now become both the workplace and the playground for many of us. But what is…
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…