alexis siroc, Author at Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners

FinTech Innovations for Low-Wage Workers

Nine financial technology startups and nonprofits have just completed the inaugural Financial Solutions Lab – a $30 million initiative to develop tools to help America’s 100 million workers who struggle with volatile income. What features must FinTech tools have to [...]

FinTech Innovations for Low-Wage Workersalexis siroc2023-04-06T21:18:33-04:00

CFED Report: The Steep Climb to Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Families

Despite the nation’s ongoing economic recovery, millions of low- and moderate-income Americans are, like the Greek mythological character Sisyphus, perpetually forced to push an outsized boulder up a steep hill with little prospect of reaching stable financial ground. The 2016 [...]

CFED Report: The Steep Climb to Economic Opportunity for Vulnerable Familiesalexis siroc2019-05-21T14:06:48-04:00

Designing Tech Solutions for Financial Health

How can providers leverage technology to improve financial health programs? Programs designed to help people become financially healthy often face challenges in engaging clients and scaling their efforts. Increasingly, many are turning to technology to overcome these challenges and increase [...]

Designing Tech Solutions for Financial Healthalexis siroc2019-05-21T14:01:46-04:00

Choices, Not Sacrifices, Learned at UNHP Personal Finance Class

Susan Mohan of Bedford Park admits to having teetered toward overspending. Her take-home pay, which never seemed to go far enough, had somehow slipped into a deep abyss wrapped in mystery. For her sake she realized that taking control of [...]

Choices, Not Sacrifices, Learned at UNHP Personal Finance Classalexis siroc2019-05-21T13:57:44-04:00

The Economist Features Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union on Its Service to Immigrant Community

MOST banks wouldn’t lend to Roberta. She arrived in New York from Mexico with papers but no credit history. But Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union, which specialises in lending to immigrants, gave her advice and a $2,000 loan. She started [...]

The Economist Features Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union on Its Service to Immigrant Communityalexis siroc2019-05-21T14:06:56-04:00

Banks Reject New York City IDs, Leaving ‘Unbanked’ on Sidelines

Nearly a year ago, Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed that a new municipal identification card would help thousands of New Yorkers “lead fuller lives, better lives, lives full of respect and recognition.” More than 670,000 people have obtained the identification [...]

Banks Reject New York City IDs, Leaving ‘Unbanked’ on Sidelinesalexis siroc2019-05-21T14:07:03-04:00

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