Financial inclusion

Jonathan Walker of the Center for the New Middle Class and Mark Schwanhausser of Javelin discuss ideas for helping women facing financial difficulties.

Women with credit scores below 700 feel more stressed about money than any other group, according to a new study. The findings suggest financial firms should cater to them with special advisory products and services.

Fair Square Financial has received a $100 million equity investment from the Orogen Group to fund a credit card designed for underserved U.S. consumer segments.

The bank’s latest punishment would settle charges by the CFPB and the OCC; Staley did not act without integrity in trying to unmask a whistleblower.

The heads of Mastercard and Santander outlined the concrete steps their firms are taking to bring unbanked consumers into the financial system.

Ken Rees at Elevate Credit calls payday lending "the roach motel of financial products" and says his alternative has helped subprime borrowers get back on their feet.

A community group has secured a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to probe banks’ small-business lending practices. It follows a 2017 pilot study in which the group found that white shoppers posing as business owners were three times more likely to be invited for follow-up appointments than their black counterparts and twice as likely to be offered help in completing loan applications.

The CDFI formerly known as Progreso Financiero targets consumers with little or no credit history.

Regional and community banks will offer low-cost or no-cost financial products through Bank On, which has already reached agreements with Regions Bank, Wells Fargo and SunTrust.