Community-Focused Credit Unions Should Have Dumped ‘Junk Fees’ Long Ago
CUs cannot profess to protect consumers while simultaneously maximizing their revenue through overdraft fees.
Leaders Across Sectors on Financial Inclusion
Katie Frost, Acting Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration, Shardé Marchewski, Head of Supplier Diversity, Wayfair and Jennifer Tescher, President & CEO, Financial Health Network discuss how to bridge the financial inclusion gap with Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Garnesha Ezediaro at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit in New York.
Are your members happy?
People often fake it. We fake our physical ailments, we fake our emotional stability, and we fake our level of happiness. We nod along when asked. We put a smile on our face even if it doesn’t reflect what we’re feeling inside.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall
This October, I’m thrilled to be joining the incredibly talented team of Mitchell Stankovic & Associates for The Underground Collision, “Grimm Fairy Tales or Happily Ever After” on October 21st in Vegas. So, it’s fully appropriate that this article refers to the infamous quote from Snow White & the Seven Dwarves.
The time to change your overdraft policy was yesterday
My colleagues at Financial Health Network recently released research citing that amid government policy overhauls and renewed regulatory attention to overdraft and NSF fees, understanding when, how, and why members overdraft should inform further shifts in credit union practices and regulatory actions.
Focusing on Financial Health: Holly O’Neill & Financial Health Network CEO Jennifer Tescher
Join Holly O’Neill, president of Retail Banking at Bank of America, as she meets with leaders across industries who are changing the game and making it personal for consumers. Her conversation with Jennifer Tescher, CEO of the Financial Health Network, explores improving financial health for all and making financial wellness the foundation of everything we do at Bank of America.
5 ways to build credit with no credit history
Many times, consumers with no credit history are new to the world of credit. They can find themselves in a Catch-22 scenario, says Jennifer Tescher, founder and CEO of the Financial Health Network in Chicago.
The fight for $15 an hour is no longer enough. It’s time to fight for $20
As an hourly wage, $15 has become so seared in the public’s consciousness as something positive, we’ve lost sight of how little it actually is.
Blaming workers is not the way to improve employee engagement
Gallup recently announced that two-thirds of the U.S. workforce is disengaged. This latest report reflects a general trend of declining worker engagement, despite an increase in the number of employers that are actively branding themselves as "mission" or "purpose" driven.
Global Financial Health Launch Decision: Send ’Em!
The demand for a global financial health platform that supports meaningful business investment is there. We just need the collaboration to make it happen.
Jennifer Tescher | Leaning Forward for FinHealth
The road to financial health for all is long, and Financial Health Network President & CEO Jennifer Tescher has been walking it for almost two decades. In that time, she’s learned that lasting change requires diverse ideas and voices. She started EMERGE Everywhere with that vision, and over the past year, she’s hosted finhealth visionaries making change across sectors. Listen to this special solo episode to hear Jen’s thoughts on the progress of financial health – and her hopes for the year ahead.
Dr. Bechara Choucair | The Next Great Health Crisis
Dr. Bechara Choucair grew up in Beirut in the midst of the Lebanese Civil War, raised by parents that created stability in an otherwise unstable time. What he learned then informs his current work as Senior Vice President and Chief Health Officer for Kaiser Permanente: Stable environments create better, more equitable outcomes. In this episode, Dr. Choucair explains how health systems can promote health by fighting back against financial insecurity, which he sees as the next great health crisis.