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FinX Engagement Resources

September 2019

The following resources are only a few of the many available on the topics of financial inclusion. The perspectives discussed are for your thoughtful consideration and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Southern Bancorp, funders, or partners.

NEW! Southern Bancorp Public Policy article: A Big Idea: Banking on Building Empathy

In the News:

Arkansas Business – Do your employees a solid

Arkansas Democrat Gazette – LR joins effort on banking access

Talk Business & Politics – FinX experiences provide ‘bottom up’ view of Arkansas’ unbanked

Books:

The Financial Diaries: How American Families Cope in a World of Uncertainty, Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider
What it’s Worth, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Scarcity: The New Science of Having Less and How It Defines Our Lives, Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir

Articles:

For a day, I was one of the millions of Americans without a bank account. It was humbling, James Rufus Koren
FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households
Tax Time Savings: Opportunities and Strategies for Policy and Practice, Southern Bancorp Community Partners

Videos:

The surprising logic behind the use of check cashers and payday loans, Lisa Servon on the PBS Newshour.
Could your language affect your ability to save money. Keith Chen’s TED talk.

Podcasts:

Hidden Brain episode, Tunnel Vision
Planet Money episode 922, The Cost Of Getting Your Money Back.

Practitioner Resources:

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