Infographic: Why Consumers Turn to Small-Dollar Credit
This infographic illustrates the types and uses of Small-Dollar Credit products.
The Financially At Risk, a Consumer Financial Health Segment
Over 29 million Americans comprise the “at risk” segment – most likely of all the segments to live paycheck to paycheck and run out of money before the end of the month.
The Financially Unengaged, a Consumer Financial Health Segment
A whopping sixteen percent of the country is unengaged with their financial situation. This segment earns its name from these consumers’ lack of awareness about their financial lives and their low level of engagement with traditional financial services.
The Financially Tenuous, a Consumer Financial Health Segment
More than half of Americans in the tenuous segment live paycheck to paycheck (53%) and struggle to keep up with bills and credit payments.
The Financially Striving, a Consumer Financial Health Segment
Strivers are generally able to make ends meet, but many of them are not satisfied with their current financial situation and are working to better their financial circumstances.
U.S. Financial Diaries: Emergency Savings
Standard financial literacy curricula recommends that households should have at least three months of income set aside in emergency savings.
Mateo And Lucia Household Profile: Thriving But Still Vulnerable In The U.S.
U.S. Financial Diaries Case study: Mateo Valencia, 31, and Lucia Benitez, 30, are an unmarried couple living in Queens with their four year-old son Pablo.
2013 Financially Underserved Market Size
This report reveals that American consumers spent $103 billion in fees and interest revenue in 2013, generated from a volume of $1.3 trillion in financial activity.
Design Matters – Learning from Consumers Experiences with Small-Dollar Loans
Reliable access to high-quality small-dollar credit (SDC) is vital to the financial success of millions of U.S consumers.
The Financial Health Network Comment Letter on FDIC Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment
The Financial Health Network is submitting this letter in response to the request for comment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, published on September 10, 2014.
U.S. Financial Diaries: An Invisible Finance Sector – How Households Use Financial Tools of Their Own Making
The U.S. Financial Diaries (USFD) is an ambitious research project first-of-its-kind undertaken in the U.S. The project is collecting detailed financial data from more than 200 low- and moderate-income households over the course of a year.
Investing in the American Dream
How financial institutions can build long-term relationships with immigrants before and after immigration reform.