Equity

Session  
EMERGE

Finding Our Balance

Jennifer Tescher, founder and CEO of the Financial Health Network, will deliver the opening remarks. In her keynote, she will spell out the three converging disruptions shaping the future of financial services and why they represent an opening to build a financial system that couldn't have existed before.

Financial Health Pulse

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.

Financial Health Pulse

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.

Black History Month Q&A: TransUnion’s Tracie Anderson on Financial Health

TransUnion Principal, Economic Inclusion Strategy for U.S. Markets Tracie Anderson has spent her career breaking barriers to financial health for marginalized communities. In this special Black History Month Q&A, she shares what she’s learned – and the interventions she sees as critical to advancing financial inclusion today.

Yemi Rose | DEI, Financial Health, and the Future of Work

DEI in the workplace has evolved dramatically over the last few years. As a new administration takes office, how can employers navigate the changing landscape and make sure they’re doing right by their workers? Yemi Rose, founder and CEO of financial wellness platform OfColor, sits down with Financial Health Network Vice President Matt Bahl to discuss his own journey as a DEI leader and strategies to prepare for what’s next. Don’t miss their conversation on the final episode of our EMERGE Everywhere Workplace mini-series.

Michael McAfee | Rewiring Corporate America To Advance Racial Equity

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, many large companies made commitments to advance equity. Nearly four years later, those commitments have largely faded away – despite the strong link between equity and business outcomes, innovation, and long-term value creation. How can we urge corporate America to make racial and economic equity a foundational part of their businesses, so that all of us can prosper? Listen to Jennifer’s conversation with Michael McAfee, President and CEO of PolicyLink, about the pivotal role of corporations in promoting inclusion and key steps for embedding equity into business standards.