Financial Health Pulse: 2021 U.S. Trends Report
Discover how Americans’ financial health outcomes have changed as COVID-19 continued to create unprecedented disruptions.
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Emergency Savings, Combined with Support Networks, Reduced Hardships During the Pandemic
This research was produced by the Financial Health Network in collaboration with BlackRock’s Emergency Savings Initiative. ESI is a cross-sector program with a mission to help people living on low to moderate incomes gain access to and increase usage of proven savings strategies and tools – ultimately helping them establish an important safety net.
Unpaid and Unprotected: How the Lack of Paid Leave for Medical and Caregiving Purposes Impacts Financial Health
Paid leave for medical and caregiving purposes can help workers cope in challenging times.
Pulse Points Summer 2021: The Impact of Stimulus Payments and Reopening the Economy
From April 1 to June 30, 2021, Americans balanced saving and new spending opportunities, with minimal changes in earned income.
Appendix: Unpaid and Unprotected
Account Balances
Liquid account balances trended downward over the period of April 1 – June 30, 2021. This was likely due to individuals spending down high balances, which were caused by stimulus payments and tax refunds. Balances in accounts owned by Financially Healthy individuals continued to be higher than those in accounts owned by Financially Coping or Financially Vulnerable individuals. In addition, those with household incomes above $100,000 had consistently higher balances than those with lower incomes.
On the Front Lines: How LMI Workers Coped During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Key Finding: Low- to moderate-income (LMI) frontline workers are less likely to be Financially Healthy than non-frontline LMI workers.
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.
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The Financial Health Pulse® is a research initiative that draws on survey and administrative data to offer insight into Americans’ financial health.
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The Financial Health Pulse® uses ongoing surveys and transaction data to provide regular updates and actionable insights about financial health in America.
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 […]