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Income and Wealth

71 million US adults have debt in collections

Having debt in collections can lower credit scores, which can have a long-lasting impact on Americans' livelihoods.
Income and Wealth

Wealth is not just for the wealthy

We’re wealthier now than we’ve ever been — but it’s mainly people at the top who are benefiting.
Income and Wealth

What’s behind the wealth gap in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities?

Research shows the size and nuances of disparities in financial well-being among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Income and Wealth

Family financial security takes more than a steady paycheck

The traditional 9-to-5 day at a single employer isn’t a reality for many workers.
Income and Wealth

50 years after Martin Luther King’s death, structural racism still drives the racial wealth gap

The difference between the average wealth of white families and that of African American families has expanded.
Income and Wealth

Women are building more wealth, but racial gaps persist

Closing the racial wealth gap will require targeted policies that help women of color build wealth.
Income and Wealth

Using credit to expand opportunity: A Q&A with Ricki Granetz Lowitz, recipient of the Janice Nittoli Fellowship

Working Credit NFP partners with employers to help low-wage workers build and sustain strong credit scores.
Income and Wealth

Are we at a tipping point for tip wages?

An administration proposal would allow employers to pool the tips their workers receive and distribute the money to others.
Income and Wealth

Credit scores perpetuate racial disparities, even in America’s most prosperous cities

Predominantly nonwhite areas in more than 50 of 60 major US cities have below-prime median credit scores.
Income and Wealth

Tax reform should promote saving among households with less wealth

Tax reform is an opportunity to address wealth inequality, which has grown from both gains at the top and declines at the bottom.

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