Through a comparison study of several online financial coaching platforms, the CCC worked to identify gaps and redundancies in the current array of financial coaching tools and resources available for both practitioners and clients, providing new and actionable insights related … Continued

A growing number of digital tools exist today to enable and support financial coaching and counseling. We evaluate a selection of these tools to see how they are changing nonprofit organizations’ capacity to provide these critical services. Financial coaching and … Continued

Does the use of credit checks negatively affect lower-income job applicants, and if so, what policies and practices can mitigate this impact?   Research indicates that nearly half of employers check an applicant’s credit history when hiring. This indicator raises … Continued

This Executive Summary provides an overview of the findings and recommendations in the full report called Housing & Financial Capabilities: Integrating and Enhancing Services for Residents. The UNC Center for Community Capital (CCC) partnered with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) to … Continued

This report identifies effective practices, locates shared challenges, and isolates key considerations for organizations seeking to engage in the work of integrating financial capability services into their existing housing work. Many housing providers are expanding beyond their traditional roles in … Continued