Date: January 12, 2014 Description: The Center for Financial Security hosted a webinar entitled Lower Interest for Timely Payments: A Field Experiment on Incentives for Loan Repayment. Presenters included Leah Gjertson and Justin Sydnor of UW-Madison, George Hofheimer of the Filene Research Institute, and Josh Sledge of CFSI. Watch Now View Full Report … Continue reading Webinar: Lower Interests for Timely Payments
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When the Meaning of Home is Financially Exhausting: How Families in Foreclosure are Motivated to Exhaust Their Wealth
Since 2008 upward of four million families have lost their homes to foreclosure. However, many families who defaulted on their mortgages avoided foreclosure and still remain in their homes. In this brief, Hannah Thomas explores how families in foreclosure exhaust their wealth. Download Brief Policy makers do not have a clear picture of the financial impacts … Continue reading When the Meaning of Home is Financially Exhausting: How Families in Foreclosure are Motivated to Exhaust Their Wealth
Housing Instability among College Students
As a wider swath of Americans seek the opportunities created by higher education, colleges and universities are beginning to confront a challenge faced by a growing number of their students: housing insecurity. A perfect storm created by a weak economy, a shortage of affordable housing, high college costs, and insufficient financial aid is leading more … Continue reading Housing Instability among College Students
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