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BenefitsPro: CFPB opens the doors to auto-enroll employees in savings programs
New policy guidance from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is opening the door for employers to create Autosave programs for their employees. This is a key opportunity for innovative, forward-thinking employers. Commonwealth's Senior Policy Manager Jason Ewas answered the top…
SHRM: Emergency Savings Accounts Funded by Payroll Deductions Boost Financial Wellness
Interest in emergency savings accounts funded by payroll deductions is increasing, say experts. New policy guidance from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, secured by Commonwealth, partners in BlackRock's Emergency Savings Initiative, opens the door for employers to automatically enroll workers…
HR Dive: It’s time to erase the stigma associated with personal finances in the workplace
An article in HR Dive highlights the role employers can play in their employees' financial security, as highlighted in Commonwealth's survey on perceptions of financial insecurity.
Plansponsor: CFPB Policy Guidance Allows Employers to Create Automatic Savings Programs
Commonwealth Senior Policy Manager Jason Ewas shared insights on how new policy guidance from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau could open the door for innovative employers to create Autosave programs for their workers. These programs would help enable emergency savngs…
Commonwealth Collaborates With JPMorgan Chase To Boost Emerging Technology Innovations For Financially Vulnerable Americans
AIthority covers our collaboration with JPMorgan Chase to boost emerging technology innovations for financially vulnerable Americans.
Commonwealth and JPMorgan to assess how new tech will impact the financially vulnerable
Read more about our collaboration with JPMorgan Chase in Finextra, which shares details on our research of the emerging technology landscape for financially vulnerable people.
Fintech Intel: Commonwealth and JPMorgan Chase to investigate fintech impact on financially vulnerable
Fintech Intel is sharing the details on our collaboration with JPMorgan Chase to inform and influence the impact of emerging technology on financially vulnerable consumers.
Fintech Futures: Commonwealth collaborates with JP Morgan on emerging tech
Fintech Futures is covering our initiative with JPMorgan Chase. “As part of the two-year initiative, Commonwealth will conduct research, understand and document the financial landscape for financially vulnerable people. It will examine usage patterns of emerging tech with a focus…
JPMorgan Chase, Commonwealth Announce 2-Year Initiative To Further Democratize Finance
Benzinga covered our announcement of our collaboration with JPMorgan Chase to boost emerging technology innovations for financially vulnerable people, highlighting the acceleration of the shift towards fintech solutions and its impact on lower- and moderate-income people.
Plansponsor: Best Practices From Behavioral Economics: Communicating in Times of Crisis
In an op ed for Plansponsor, Warren Cormier of the DCIIA Retirement Center shares how best practices in behavioral economics can enable communication during a crisis. Cormier shares research Commonwealth has been conducting with DCIIA to understand how low- and…
Bank Innovation: Consumer anxiety grows around financial health
Bank Innovation shares the results of Perceptions of Financial Insecurity in America: A National Survey of Working People in the United States. “Americans are anxious about their financial health and most are looking to their nancial institutions for support, according to…
American Banker: Chase, Commonwealth to research how tech affects low-income Americans
Commonwealth Executive Director spoke with American Banker about our new initiative with JPMorgan Chase to address the needs of financially vulnerable Americans with regard to emerging technologies. The project will involve on-the-ground research to understand the positive and negative effects of…