Join us to hear about current industry trends and the evolving regulatory environment that affect both payday lenders and traditional financial institutions. Explore data-backed insights into how lenders are becoming more proficient in understanding consumer decision-making and responding to consumer needs. Leave with knowledge about some responsible alternative options, including small-dollar loans from banks and fintech providers as well as research around nonbank installment loans.

When people are released from prison many continue to pay for their crime beyond time behind bars in fines and fees. On average, people reentering into their community are saddled with over $13,000 in court debt that they may or may not know about. Fines and fees are dealt with differently by state, which makes it difficult to develop a cohesive strategy for dealing with this debt. But, through a partnership with Iowa Legal Aid, CBA is seeking to design tools that support financial coaches in helping their clients navigate and address criminal justice related debt.

As employer financial wellness programs continue to gain momentum and evolve across sectors, asset-building nonprofits are well positioned to leverage their financial coaching expertise (and product offerings) to enhance outcomes in an area dominated by traditional long-term financial planning companies. Join this webinar to learn more.

In this webinar, Nova Credit will share about how the Nova Credit Passport can serve as a tool to educate immigrants as they transition to the US credit system, and can enhance underwriting by providing lenders with more metrics around credit usage. The webinar will also address credit trends across the international community.

Consumer protection took a big hit in 2018. With a focus on deregulation, rules to protect consumers have been rolled back or delayed and investigations into financial firms’ anti-consumer practices have been slashed, leaving consumers more susceptible to scams and misleading deals. With leadership changes in Congress and at key federal agencies, this webinar will explore what we can expect in consumer protection in the year ahead.

Understanding national, state and local credit trends is critical to inform our work, and strategically influences our approach to moving the needle on that work at a population level. In this webinar, we will explore two recently released data-driven and evidence-based resources that highlight banking access and debt trends – both of which have a direct impact on credit.