Blog Posts
Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant Makes the Case for Economic Inclusion at Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference
September 13, 2024Longtime financial literacy advocate joins CBC Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford, Ariel Investments Co-CEO John Rogers, Fearless Fund founder Arian Simone, and Don Lemon for a National Town Hall, in addition …
From Debt to Determination: Ceclia’s Financial Transformation with Operation HOPE
September 6, 2024Ceclia, a licensed therapist, connected with Operation HOPE through a networking event late last year, driven by a desire to change her financial situation. She partnered with Wanda McDonald, her …
Earn & Invest: Fixing Bad Capitalism
August 25, 2024On the Earn & Invest podcast we talked about Financial Literacy for All, the problems of bad capitalism, and how to bring everyone, no matter their color or zip code, into the economy as participants. Source: The Earn & Invest Podcast, August 2024.
Keynote at the 100 Black Men of America Awards Breakfast
August 23, 2024100 Black Men of America invited me to speak at the awards breakfast of its annual conference. These are men who have spent decades mentoring young people in their cities. Mentoring changes lives. Add financial literacy to it, and a young person walks away with tools for a lifetime: a credit score,
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 …