Financial Services

2021 FinHealth Spend Report Shows Financially Coping and Vulnerable Households Spent $255B for Everyday Financial Services

Chicago, IL, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Financial Health Network, the nation’s authority on financial health, in partnership with Prudential Financial, today released The FinHealth Spend Report 2021, the evolution of our annual market sizing report showing Financially Coping and Vulnerable households account for 84% of spending on fees and interest for financial […]

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EMERGE Live 2020

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, we reimagined our annual in-person EMERGE Forum conference as EMERGE Live – our first-ever live digital experience.

Driving the Work of Economic Equity in Underserved Communities

While for many people in the U.S., seeing a bank—or several—is a daily occurrence, a lack of access to financial services is unfortunately a familiar story for underserved communities, especially communities of color. Last year, the Cherry Hill neighborhood of South Baltimore celebrated the opening of a 5,000-square-foot Chase bank branch, marking an important milestone: it was the first national bank to ever open in this historically Black community. Presented by JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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Day 4: Rebuilding Resilience

With a focus on emergency savings, retirement, and insurance, we’ll explore the solutions that employers, policymakers, and other institutions are developing to help consumers recover and rebuild.

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Day 2: Stabilizing Communities

Hear from industry leaders and stakeholders on how we can collectively continue to respond to the needs of underserved communities in times of crisis while building long-term solutions that lead to better lives.

 
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EMERGE Financial Health 2019

See the event highlights which brought innovators together over three days to explore Trust, Tech, and Transparency. We discussed what it takes to earn – and keep – the trust of customers, employees, and communities in a data-driven age.

Making Financial Health more than a Buzzword

By Chandni Ohri, Director, Financial Health Network The financial services industry has been trying to regain the trust and rebuild the relationship with their customers after the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis. In their efforts to regain trust and engage with customers, financial institutions are launching new initiatives focused on financial health and wellness….

The Convenience of Blaming The Other Guy

Could overdrafting and payday borrowing actually compound each other, leading to greater use of both products? We asked the banks to compile some key behavioral statistics before and after the discontinuation of their “deposit advance” programs.

Checks, Balances and the Myth of “Free”

By Jennifer Tescher, Financial Health Network Last week’s headlines gave the impression that America is suffering from a lack of basic financial access, particularly for lower-income consumers. The fact is, consumers have more access to high-quality, low- or no-cost transaction accounts than they have had in at least a decade, thanks to dramatic changes in…

Announcing 7 Companies Measuring Financial Health

The Financial Health Network’s Financial Health Beta Project is an initiative designed to help providers invest in their customers’ financial health. From June to December 2016, participating companies will use the Financial Health Network’s 8 financial health indicators to measure and track their customers’ financial health.