Sharpening Our Focus On The Health-Wealth Connection
By Roderick King, MD/MPH, CEO, Florida Institute for Health Innovation, Assistant Dean of Public Health Education, Director — MD/MPH Program at University of Miami MIller School of Medicine and Jennifer Tescher, President & CEO, Financial Health Network Poor physical and financial health overwhelmingly go hand in hand. Financial insecurity leads to toxic stress and chronic disease while,…
What I Learned From Bill Payers
Working in the consumer payments business, you learn a lot about your customers from the timing of their bill pay traffic.
What I Wish I Knew About Student Loan Debt That I Know Now
By Justine, from Debt Free Millennials Forget student loan debt. When I think about my college experience, it’s filled with memories of purple everything, late night study sessions at Hale Library, $2 You-Call-Its at O’Malley’s, and being flat broke. Me and my girls. All purple. Cheap beer. K-State Wildcats. And dirt poor! I was clueless…
The Vanishing American Dream: The Long Road to Financial Stability
In this article from Next Billion, Jennifer Tescher and Tilman Ehrbeck tell us, “The financial fragility of American households is better understood now than it has ever been, and the picture is downright scary. It’s not enough to understand it, we have to act.” Read the full article to learn about the financial challenges facing […]
The Varied Financial Health Needs of Underserved Entrepreneurs
Financial Health Network welcomes Gina Harman and Luz Urrutia as guest bloggers. Gina currently serves on Financial Health Network’s board of directors and Luz is a past member of Financial Health Network board of directors. Guest post co-authored by: Gina Harman, CEO, U.S. Network, Accion Luz Urrutia, CEO, Opportunity Fund As mission-based small business lenders,…
The Ends of the Month: A Blog Series
This blog series aims to explore solutions in one area of household finance where innovations by business, technologists, and regulators can all make a positive difference: the cash crunch too many families face at the end of the month, when their bills come due and their bank balances approach zero.
5 Rebellious Student Loan Acts – Why #FinHealthMatters
Good financial health starts with being proactive and getting rebellious with your finances. And there is no better day than today.
Even raises $40M to transform the working class to the savings class
Danny Crichton of TechCrunch writes, “The working class of the United States doesn’t get many breaks these days. It’s not just a function of low pay and long hours, but also the incredible uncertainty of income and expenses that makes surviving week-to-week so challenging.” FinLab alumni, Even, is working to improve the financial health of […]
Mason Finance Now Licensed to Operate in California, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Tennessee
Company raises funding led by DCM and moves into major markets to empower senior citizens to take control of their financial futures July 17, 2018 10:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Mason Finance, a fintech start-up that provides people with the option to quickly and easily sell their life insurance policy, announced it is now […]
Press Release: The Financial Health Network Names Garry Reeder as VP Innovation and Policy
Financial services veteran will help advance mission of consumer financial health, driving a technology and policy agenda that enables a supportive ecosystem for pro-consumer innovation in the industry CHICAGO, July 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on consumer financial health, today announced the addition of Garry Reeder as Vice […]
Worth the Time: Designing Financial Services to Reduce Time Poverty
By Karen Andres Vice President, Financial Health Network Anyone who has heard the words “terminal,” “no cure,” or “palliative care” in a doctor’s office will remember everything about that moment. When I heard those words a decade ago about my 57-year-old mother, I immediately felt like I had been hit over the head by a…
3 Myths About Payroll Card Users — And Why Employers & Providers Should Care
“We tend to spend when the checking account balance is high so I like being able to put in money when I need it, it’s more flexibility. I like the idea of having a buffer account that I can feed into my checking account. I get more control of my finances.” — Matt, Current Payroll Card User…