financial stress

Financial wellness startup Even pulls in big bucks, big talent

01/10/19

Its data-driven financial management services for workers who live paycheck to paycheck — and a contract with Walmart — have attracted executives from Facebook, JPMorgan and elsewhere as well as a major investment from the head of Box.

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Outlook 2019: Can regulators finish what they started?

12/26/18

From stress tests to tailoring the Dodd-Frank Act to the Volcker Rule, the banking agencies have a number of important proposals to finalize in the coming year. But there are several potential obstacles that could throw those plans off track.

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Facing consumers' fears: How fintechs target money anxiety

12/10/18

Several challenger banks are trying to relieve consumers’ financial stress by offering tools that guide better habits.

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Pentagon, others baffled by CFPB plan to cease military lending exams

10/11/18

The bureau says it lacks explicit authority to conduct routine supervision of lenders’ compliance with service member protections, but the decision has sparked pushback from the Defense Department and groups representing military personnel.

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How banks could help financially fragile subprime women

06/21/18

Jonathan Walker of the Center for the New Middle Class and Mark Schwanhausser of Javelin kick around ideas for helping women caught in a subprime trap.

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CFPB requests public input on financial education programs

04/04/18

The information request is the 11th issued by the agency since acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney in January launched a review to examine the bureau's practices.

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Walmart's quest to stabilize its workers' financial lives

02/08/18

It’s not just hourly workers who struggle to make ends meet — many managers also often find themselves short on cash each month. To help employees cope, the retail chain is using a tool developed by the fintech Even to give them access to their wages before the next pay period.

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A road map for reclaiming the digital customer experience

08/11/17

Banks are being pushed into the background of popular digital experiences. But they can reappear on interfaces that customers use daily by doubling down on financial wellness efforts.

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How money anxiety is affecting Americans' financial decisions

06/27/17

Dr. Dan Geller, behavioral economist and author of Money Anxiety, explains why Americans are more stressed about money than ever before and how fear affects their decisions about financial products and banks.

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Depression, Financial Ills and Bankruptcy

06/24/11

Recently in San Diego, two extreme examples of apparent financial woes have led to tragic ends. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/07/services-held-two-familie... http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jun/22/court-documents-show/ I am not trained in the matters of the impact of financial burdens on one’s mental health. I am a counselor, however, a counselor at law. As such, one of my primary duties is to listen to [...]

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