Research and Insights
Annual Report 2020
SpringFour today announced that it delivered almost 3.3 million financial health referrals to Americans in need in 2020. SpringFour increased its support with 37% more resources available and 21% more cities covered, and increased its subscribers by 43%, which included 44% more banking and lending clients including Avant, Elevate, Enova, and two of the top 10 U.S. banks and others, and 25% more nonprofit clients.
In Our Clients’ Words: SpringFour User Survey Results
Each year, SpringFour surveys the users of its S4pro tool – agents and counselors who use S4pro to provide vetted financial resources to customers in need. The survey helps us get a finger on the impact our referral tool has on our clients’ business, their employees working directly with consumers in need of financial assistance, and customer outcomes. Among other insights, the survey shows that SpringFour has become an integral piece of many companies’ COVID-19 response strategies.
The Looming Crisis of Healthcare Inaccessibility During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read insights from SpringFour’s VP of Impact and Research, Katy Jacob, on an impending crisis in access to healthcare that would impact up to a third of the country. Healthcare costs and access impact every aspect of Americans’ financial health, and here at SpringFour, we have seen first-hand how the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the increased need for additional healthcare savings resources for families.
Foreclosures in the U.S.: The Calm Before the Storm?
Economists and housing specialists are closely watching the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on current and impending foreclosure rates. Certain regions of the country are more at risk than others, with areas along the West Coast, clustered around New York,...
Financial Health Survey of LMI Families
Financial health survey reveals that families face major challenges in paying for basic resources and do not know where to turn for assistance.
COVID-19 Impact Report Executive Summary
SpringFour is in a unique position to help address issues related to the unprecedented financial strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mission and business model has always been to partner with financial institutions and others to provide specific, local resources to families who need financial assistance. To this end, in late July, SpringFour issued a report of findings related to trends in resource need following the COVID-19 pandemic.
