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The Federal Reserve estimated there are 55 million unbanked or underbanked adult Americans in 2018, which account for 22 percent of U.S. households. [2] [3] One report found the nationwide rates to be 7.7% unbanked and 17.9% underbanked, with the most unbanked state Mississippi, at 16.4%.
An FDIC survey of unbanked Americans in 2023 found that the most common reason cited for not having a bank account was an inability to meet minimum balance requirements.
One-third (33 percent) of unbanked households in 2023 cited a reason related to fees or a minimum balance as the main reason for not having an account at a bank. These included bank fees being too ...
A household is considered “unbanked” when no one in the household has a checking or savings account at a bank or credit union. Unbanked individuals use alternative means to manage their money ...
Financial inclusion is the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services. [1] It refers to processes by which individuals and businesses can access appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services—which include banking, loan, equity, and insurance products.
Measuring financial access is essential for strengthening the link between theory and empirical evidence. Currently, the main proxy variables that measure financial access include: the number of bank accounts per 1,000 adults, number of bank branches per 100,000 adults, the percentage of firms with line of credit (large and small firms). [5]
The percentage of US households lacking access to a checking account is now at a record low, according to a new FDIC report, but minorities still have a weaker connection to the banking system ...
A community development bank (CDB) or Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is a development bank or credit union that focus on serving people who have been locked out of the traditional financial systems such as the unbanked or underbanked in deprived local communities.