The Foundation supports research to understand the financial capability of American households, financial fraud and consumer protection, and what works when it comes to financial education and protection. Explore the resulting reports and data sets using the filters below.
Research Center
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Jul 01, 2017
The taxonomy of fraud—developed by the Foundation and Stanford Center on Longevity, in collaboration with the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics—is a classification scheme designed to improve consistency in fraud measurement.
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Jun 01, 2017
The Foundation collaborated with United Way Worldwide on research into how local nonprofit organizations can effectively engage employers in providing workplace financial wellness services, and communicate with employees these programs.
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Apr 01, 2017
Researchers from the Foundation and First Nations Development Institute used 2015 NFCS data to examine the financial capability of Native Americans relative to other racial/ethnic groups and across subpopulations of Native American adults.
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Mar 01, 2017
WIth a Foundation grant, researchers from the Urban Institute used NFCS data to examine how the prevalence of past-due medical debt varies across states and how it changed from 2012 to 2015.
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Feb 01, 2017
This report details development and testing of a survey instrument using a fraud taxonomy (or classification scheme) designed to more accurately capture the prevalence rate of financial fraud in the U.S.
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Dec 01, 2016
The 2015 NFCS Investor Study provides insights on the investing decisions, perceptions, attitudes and influences of U.S adults who invest in non-retirement accounts.
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Dec 01, 2016
Using data from the 2015 NFCS Investor Study, this visual summary examined the investing decisions, perceptions, attitudes, and infuences of U.S adults who invest in non-retirement accounts.
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Jul 12, 2016
The 2015 National Financial Capability Study provides a comprehensive analyses of the knowledge, resources, access and habit of U.S adults.
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Jul 12, 2016
Using data from the 2015 National Financial Capability Study, this visual summary provided evidence of improvements in U.S adults financial circumstances from 2009 to 2015.
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May 03, 2016
The Foundation collaborated with Stanford and AARP on this study demonstrating that negative or positive emotional arousal may increase older adults' susceptibility to scams that involve emotional appeals.