Blog Posts
CNBC Op-ed: The case for a 40-year mortgage
August 20, 2024written by John Hope Bryant Homeownership has long symbolized the American Dream, embodying stability, wealth creation, and community investment. Yet, for millions of Americans, especially younger generations and first-time homebuyers, that …
Stacking Benjamins: Financial Literacy for All Is Your Problem Too
August 19, 2024Joe Saul-Sehy and the Stacking Benjamins crew invited me onto one of the most popular personal finance shows in the country. Their audience already loves money. My message to them: even if you are a money geek, financial literacy for everyone else is your problem too. We talked about credit card deb
TIME: Improving Credit Scores Can Transform Lives Across America
August 18, 2024From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. This piece was published in TIME Magazine, where John is a regular contributor. A special thank you to …
Squawk Box: What the Next Economic Agenda Should Look Like
August 15, 2024I joined former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Squawk Box to talk about the economic agendas taking shape in the 2024 race. Whoever wins, the measure is the same: are more Americans getting a credit score, a job, a business and a home? That is the scoreboard that matters to working fami
CNBC The Exchange: The Solution Is Inclusion
August 8, 2024CNBC’s The Exchange asked me what our second-quarter HOPE survey was showing about American consumers heading into the 2024 election. People are worried about costs, credit and whether the economy has room for them. My answer was one word: inclusion. Bring more people into the economy as owner
The “American Aspiration Tour” Makes Impact in Memphis
July 30, 2024Financial Literacy Takes Center Stage to Help Create Economic Opportunity for All MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman, and CEO John Hope Bryant will host a community meeting to discuss …
Statement on President Biden’s Decision Not to Seek Reelection
July 21, 2024We wish to acknowledge President Biden and his five decades of public service to the people of the United States of America. We know President Biden and First Lady Jill …
The Stephen A. Smith Show: On a Mission to Create One Million Black Businesses
Stephen A. Smith brought me onto his show for a long conversation about money, ownership and our mission to help create one million Black businesses by 2030. Stephen A. reaches millions of people who would never pick up a book on finance. That is exactly the audience that needs to hear that ownershi
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OPERATION HOPE AND SHAW UNIVERSITY TO CO-HOST 2024 FREEDMAN’S BANK FORUM IN RALEIGH, NC
July 12, 2024Annual convening honors the legacy of The Freedman’s Bank and seeks to generate new approaches to increase economic participation for all Americans ATLANTA, July 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — On Friday, July 12, 2024, the …
OPERATION HOPE CEO JOHN HOPE BRYANT ANNOUNCES THE “AMERICAN ASPIRATION TOUR”
July 11, 2024Inspired by his best-selling book, “Financial Literacy for All,” Bryant will join a series of hosted conversations with elected officials and corporate leaders throughout the U.S. ATLANTA, July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Operation …