The following is amended text from a letter I recently sent to a pre-imminent leader on the global stage, about "what I believe comes next." It is now an open letter to you, the pre-imminent leader in your own life. By John Hope Bryant These days people feel, rightly so, increasingly burned by what ...

Dear friends of HOPE,   "How did we get here," you might be asking yourself about right now. Well, it is a rather simple explanation. Here it goes.   "If you are financially illiterate, and you didn't understand the language of money, then in good times 'no problem;' the prosperity will paper ove...

Financial literacy (understanding the language of money) is absolutely essential to living a successful and independent life. That is what we are all learning as a result of a global economic crisis. It is what what comes to be obvious, when you recognize that the U.S. economy, the largest in the wo...

AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THEPRESIDENT’S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FINANCIAL LITERACY November 25, 2008 “We believe that the current economic crisis underscores the need to increase financial literacy among all Americans.  The President formed this Advisory Council for expressly that purpose.  We ar...

The Imperative for Innovation: International Perspectives on How Financial Education Can Change the World I am once again honored to be here in Beijing, China, speaking before the Citi-FT Global Financial Education Summit. The Chinese people I have encountered here have been warm and welcoming. I am...

The Future of Responsible Sub-prime Lending and Financial Literacy Remarks given by John Hope Bryant Before the FDIC Forum on Mortgage Lending for Low and Moderate-Income Households Tuesday, July 8, 2008 FDIC Seidman Center Arlington, Virginia I am honored to be here today with the likes of U.S. Tre...

  Financial literacy becomes latest innovative "capital plan" designed to maximize the potential of HBCUs LOS ANGELES, CA – June 17, 2008 – Leading national financial literacy nonprofit, Operation HOPE (HOPE), announced today a new initiative with the White House Initiative (WHI) ...

Mary Hagerty, our global chief of financial literacy for Operation HOPE and my liaison for HOPE Global Initiatives, hard at work five hours outside of Johannesburg, South Africa in one of our rural Operation HOPE-Peace Corps of South Africa partnership sites. Mary did a fantastic job coordinating th...

A Report from the Desk of the Vice Chairman, John Hope Bryant January 22nd, 2008, for me was a dream come true. After years of advocating on behalf of the poor and the under-served, encouraging the President of the United States to act, on behalf of all Americans, the President called a first ever W...

By John Hope Bryant It has almost become a new sport for some to endlessly bash and criticize President George W. Bush. And while yes, naturally, as with any sitting President, there are important areas where the President and I don't necessarily agree, but I choose to focus on what on what we can a...