Knowing Better, Doing Better: HR Executives’ Perspectives on Employee Financial Health
Learn insights gathered through a recent survey of HR decision-makers on their awareness of and investments in employee financial health.
2020 U.S. Financial Health Pulse Data Shows A Tale of Two Americas: Gap Widens Between Financially Healthy and Vulnerable Populations
Chicago, IL, Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with Flourish Ventures, MetLife Foundation, and AARP, today released the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2020 Trends Report, revealing an uneven impact to financial health over the last year. While the topline data shows 33% of people […]
‘A tale of two Americas’: How the pandemic is widening the financial health gap
Over two-thirds of Americans are financially unhealthy, with millions facing “extreme financial hardship,” according to the U.S. Financial Health Pulse Trends Report, released today. And as the stock market continues to strengthen, the average American is still struggling, with unemployment rates still far above pre-pandemic highs and another round of coronavirus stimulus seemingly far off. Read the Article >>
Consumer Financial Data: Legal and Regulatory Landscape
Explore the federal framework governing consumer financial data in the United States and learn the critical questions arising from our changing financial data ecosystem.
5 Myths About High-Yield Savings Accounts During COVID-19
Last year’s savings rates of 2% and higher have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean high-yield savings accounts disappeared. “There are high-yield savings accounts out there, but it’s all relative,” says Mike Schenk, chief economist for the Credit Union National Association. Read the Article >>
How To Cope If The Covid-19 Pandemic Has Stretched Your Finances To The Limit
Americans say they’re saving money. Retail spending is up. Low interest rates have sparked the housing market and the stock market has rebounded from its initial pandemic dive. Read the Article >>
Grandma Wants Digital Banking Too — Don’t Ignore Her Needs
Banks that speak about digitizing often focus on attracting Generation Z and millennials. While these groups are important, another crucial demographic is being left out of the conversation: senior citizens. Read the Article >>
How Financial Stress Can Impact the Workforce
Financial stress usually impacts financial health. It matters as financial stress can be devastating for individuals and employers, writes Matt Bahl, vice president, and head of workplace, Financial Health Network. Read the Article >>
Workplace and Healthcare Leaders Join the Financial Health Network
We’re excited to welcome two experts to the team that will drive workplace and healthcare financial health strategies forward: Matt Bahl and Adrienne White-Faines.
It’s Time to Tie Bank Profits to Customers’ Financial Health
America’s current financial system is essentially broken for the many working Americans who live on the edge financially. Mismatched incentives are at the heart of the problem. One has only to look at the sad history of payday and car title loans, subprime mortgages, or bank overdraft “protection” schemes for examples of financial products and […]
Have banks, fintechs compete to bring banking services to post offices
Banking services have long been offered national post offices in other countries, making basic account, savings and payment services widely available to populations who might not otherwise have access to them. Read the Article >>
Why Undocumented Workers Deserve to Be Included in the Social Safety Net
Lack of access to the social safety net has consistently hindered pathways to financial health for undocumented immigrants. Expanding eligibility for benefits to undocumented immigrants, during the pandemic and beyond, would increase financial stability for their families and most likely bolster the economy as a whole.