2025 Financial Health Pulse® Chicago Trends Report Reveals Cook County Residents See Modest Gains in Financial Health, but Stark Regional Gaps Persist
The new report underscores geographic and demographic differences in financial well-being in the Chicago region.
Financial Health Pulse® 2025 Chicago Trends Report
The 2025 Chicago Trends Report finds that financial vulnerability in Chicago has declined slightly since 2022, signaling resilience amid ongoing economic pressure. This place-based analysis shows that while stark neighborhood disparities persist across wealth, homeownership, and financial stability, targeted solutions can build on pockets of resilience.
Who Trusts Financial Institutions?
New Financial Health Pulse® data show that trust in financial institutions is uneven, with substantial racial and ethnic disparities across key dimensions of banking.
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap With Financial Asset Ownership
A new program aims to equip Black students with the tools and confidence to participate in the stock market.
“The Barber of Little Rock” and One Man’s Quest to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
Join Arlo Washington for a screening of ‘The Barber of Little Rock,’ an Oscar-nominated documentary short detailing his journey from Little Rock, Arkansas, barber to founder of a visionary bank called People Trust, then listen in on a fireside chat with Arlo about closing the racial wealth gap.
Telling a New Story About Wealth Disparities and Wealth Transfer
What’s working to close the racial wealth gap across generations? Join AARP in conversation with experts and industry leaders about barriers and opportunities for encouraging wealth transfers in communities of color.
Advancing Racial Equity: Strategies for Financial Inclusion
Learn about financial health solutions to address the deep racial wealth gap, from targeted financial health benefits and equitable lending practices to corporate and policy initiatives.
Prudential Financial: Closing the Wealth Gap for Black and Brown Communities
Financial security should be within everyone’s reach. That’s why Prudential is doubling down on helping Black and Brown Americans achieve this goal.
Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Through Tech, Community, and Empowerment
Join 2022 FSL Accelerator cohort member Stackwell Capital for a discussion of how finhealth stakeholders can empower Black communities to build meaningful wealth that shrinks the racial wealth gap.
Addressing Racial Wealth Gaps With Action and Innovation
This keynote address will also highlight opportunities for financial institutions to lead conversations, address disparities, develop solutions, and drive widespread impact for millions of people.
Inclusion and Advocacy: Closing the Wealth Gap
Join us as representatives of Fifth Third Bank and the National Urban League discuss their efforts to remove barriers to equity, and how Fifth Third is working to close the income gap through innovative financial empowerment tools to improve financial health for all.