The Story of Even: Solving Big Problems with a Testing Culture
To seize opportunity, you need both money and cognitive energy – and financial challenges deprive you of both. Learn from Even what it means to have a “testing culture” and how that leads to better products and results.
What Works: Lessons from Providing Emergency Cash Assistance in a Pandemic
What is the impact of emergency cash programs on financial health? Hear from financial coaching and emergency aid experts as they discuss what works, what doesn’t, and what providers still need to learn.
‘A Tale of Two Americas’: New Data from the 2020 U.S. Financial Health Pulse
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The opening lines of Charles Dickens’ iconic novel A Tale of Two Cities perfectly capture the paradoxical nature of this moment in time. Since March, the news has often featured contradictory narratives about the impact of the ongoing pandemic on people’s financial lives….
70% of Voters Say Recent Changes to Their Own Financial Health are Impacting How They Vote
Provided by doxo, this research shows how the personal financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting how Americans plan to vote in the 2020 election.
Race, Ethnicity, and the Financial Lives of Young Adults
Join the authors of the recently released report “Race, Ethnicity, and the Financial Lives of Young Adults” as they reveal and discuss some of the surprising insights from this important research.
Financial Health in a Pandemic
How has the economic fallout from COVID-19 disproportionately impacted the financial health of different groups of people in America? In this conversation with Urban Institute CEO Sarah Rosen Wartell, we take a deep dive into the pandemic’s impact on financial health.
2020 Trends Briefing: New Insights from the U.S. Financial Health Pulse
The Financial Health Network fielded two nationally representative surveys in 2020 and analyzed the financial and transactional records of study participants. Here, we share key insights from our research.
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 >>
An America Divided: Consumer Perceptions of Hardship & Emerging K-Shaped Recovery
Eight months into the pandemic, financial health has greatly improved for some and rapidly declined for others. Learn how your organization can help promote recovery for those who are struggling.
Death Spiral for Consumers
Despite some recent good news about dwindling household debt, the financial health of U.S. consumers is rapidly deteriorating — and families with children are faring the worst. Read the Article >>
COVID Crushing Millennial Finances — What Bankers Need to Know
The Lockdown Recession has given Millennials another major economic smack in the face, bookending the 9/11 attacks and the Great Recession on one side with the pandemic on the other. The coronavirus slump hit just as they were beginning to find their financial feet.