Filene Research Institute

Through independent research and innovation, the Filene Research Institute explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance.


From Our Blog

  1. Articulating the Co-op Difference

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    In response to an excellent post over at CUES Skybox.

    I was at a meeting of cooperative grocers a few weeks back, and there were a lot more young’ens in the crowd than at a typical credit union meeting. When asked to defend the cooperative model, most of them didn’t do it on the basis of cost (apparently co-op groceries are often comparable or more expensive) or participation, even though the ones in the room participated heavily. The default defense was that it was “the right way to buy.”

  2. Humphrey Bogart vs The Credit Union Industry

  3. Three Credit Union Leaders on the Opportunities for Young Professionals

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