Startups for Good
Interview with Hannah Calhoon, vice president of Innovation at the Financial Health Network.
Reducing the Impact of Healthcare Costs on FinHealth
Despite growing attention on access and eligibility for public coverage or charity care, too many individuals continue to struggle to manage healthcare expenses without difficult trade-offs in life expenses.
Consumers Use Stimulus to Pay Utilities, Catch Up on Credit Card Debt: A Conversation with doxo
Thea Garon, Senior Director of the Financial Health Pulse, interviews Liz Powell, Head of Marketing Communications & Insights at doxo, on how stimulus payments and tax refunds influence consumer activity.
Overdraft fees hit lower-income Americans hardest. Will other banks follow Ally in ending them?
Americans whose income took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic have paid more in overdraft fees than those who weren’t financially hurt by COVID-19.
6 ‘jugaad’ principles that could rebuild the post-COVID-19 U.S. economy
The U.S. must look to places like India, Brazil, Africa, and China for a new approach to frugal and flexible innovation called jugaad—a Hindi word meaning “the gutsy art of improvising a solution in difficult conditions with limited resources.”
The Innovators 2021: Best Innovation Labs
The notable fintech hubs, labs, incubators, and accelerators examined by Global Finance this year have both turned to technology to function during Covid-19 and nurtured startups that help financial institutions operate in a socially distanced world.
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
Why more banks are weaning themselves off overdraft fees
For several decades, U.S. banks reaped huge revenues from fees charged to customers who spent money they didn’t have, while also enduring a consumer backlash that tarnished their reputations.
2021 Accelerator Cohort: Improving Financial Resilience With Fintech
The Financial Solutions Lab Accelerator is proud to introduce its 2021 cohort, which has a focus on expanding financial resilience and growth.
Financial Solutions Lab 2021 Accelerator Cohort Announced
The Financial Solutions Lab, today announced it has selected eight organizations for its 2021 Accelerator program.
Financial Solutions Lab 2021 Accelerator Cohort to Improve Financial Resilience and Growth for Underserved Communities in Wake of Pandemic and Beyond
As part of 10-year $60 million initiative, selected companies focus on credit, insurance, digital banking, and asset building solutions for LMI, Black, Latinx, and LGBT+ communities
New Pulse Data Shows Stimulus Payments Jump Started Spending But Funds Slowest to Reach Low-Income Individuals
Chicago, IL, May 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, with support from the Citi Foundation, today released its first Financial Health Pulse Points brief featuring transactional data that highlights the effects of the two federal stimulus payments and tax refunds issued in early 2021 on account […]