Banking Under the Mattress: Financial Literacy and Unbanked New Yorkers

A new FDIC study finds that seven of every 20 New York households is “underbanked.” In most cases, these are low-income, minority and single-parent households that either have no bank accounts or rely heavily on alternative financial services such as payday lenders and pawn shops. Such families can pay exorbitant fees and interest, are at greater risk of robbery, and often can’t borrow because they have no credit history.

Government & CommunitiesAbigail KramerFebruary 25, 2010banking services, economy, families, financial services, government, inequality, low-income, minorities, nonprofits, policies, politics, poverty, public policy, single-parent householdsComment