Speaking Out Against Racial Discrimination
The Financial Health Network shares the grief and anger of Americans everywhere as we struggle to process the recent and senseless deaths of black people as well as the ensuing public demands for accountability. We unequivocally condemn any and all forms of racism and discrimination, and we recognize the pain and trauma being inflicted on […]
Lack of Savings Worsens the Pain of Coronavirus Downturn
Many of the millions of restaurant, hotel and store workers affected by shutdowns are expected to fall behind on rent and other bills.
When are stimulus checks coming? Money set to roll out to Americans next week
“Once again, the greatest burdens will be shouldered by the most vulnerable among us, when instead we should be doing everything to give them a leg up,” Jennifer Tescher, president and CEO of Financial Health Network, a non-profit authority on consumer financial health, said in a note. Read the Article >>
Coronavirus Insights: Cash Flow Crunch, Digital Banks, Smart PR
According to The Financial Health Network, only one-third of Americans went into the COVID-19 crisis financially healthy. Their paper, “A Country Without a Cushion” (PDF), probes six factors producing this situation: insufficient insurance, income loss, inadequate workplace safeguards, constrained household finances, digital divide and disparate impacts.
70% of Americans say they are struggling financially
Many Americans remain in precarious financial shape even as the economy continues to grow, with 7 of 10 saying they struggling with at least one aspect of financial stability, such as paying bills or saving money. Read the Article >>
Cross-Sector Solutions: A Guide to Nonprofit-Fintech Partnerships
Learn best practices and real-life success stories from the Financial Health Network’s Nonprofit-Fintech Exchange, a marketplace for exploring collaboration and sharing insights on building high-impact partnerships.
Case Study: Developing a Survey to Track Financial Health for Global Customers
Financial Health Network Consulting Services worked with Discover to explore options for creating a comprehensive employee financial health platform.
Webinar: What Your Customers Actually Want: Customer Satisfaction and Financial Health
The last in a three-part series, this conversation explored the connections between financial health and metrics that define what it means to be competitive in the financial services ecosystem.
2018 Financial Health Leaders Spotlight: Simple
Listen in as we hear Simple share what it discovered after measuring its customers’ financial health and how that’s propelling Simple forward in 2019.
Webinar: Key Findings from the Pulse & What They Mean for Your Business
During this member-exclusive webinar, authors of the U.S. Financial Health Pulse 2018 Baseline Survey explored findings from this groundbreaking research initiative. The first in a three-part series, this conversation explored into new cuts of the data and shared findings and trends on how Americans are saving and borrowing.
Financial Solutions Lab Welcomes Five Fintech Innovators to Boost Workplace Financial Health as Part of Five-Year, $30 Million Initiative
Winners use technology to offer underserved workers targeted workplace financial wellness solutions January 15, 2019 09:00 AM Eastern Standard Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Financial Health Network, along with founding partner JPMorgan Chase & Co., today announced the fifth cohort of Financial Solutions Lab winners, focused on improving financial health at the workplace for underserved workers. The […]
You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: Taking America’s Financial Health Pulse
In this blog, posted in Next Billion, the Center for Financial Services Innovation’s Jennifer Tescher provides the context of why the U.S. Financial Health Pulse is so important to affecting real positive change for consumer financial health. “Just last week, the FDIC’s National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households revealed that the number of unbanked […]