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

Economic Issues - Credit Unions

  1. “We Don’t Do Banks”: Financial Lives of Families on Public Assistance

    • Rourke O’Brien, Research Fellow, Asset Building Program, New America Foundation
    • Feb 16, 2012 2 Comments
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    This brief highlights the role policymakers can take in easing the financial lives of financially tenuous citizens, but credit unions with members or potential members in the same straits can take a more immediate role by making sure that, for all its popularity, cash is only one of several good options for low-income households.

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    categories » Economic Issues - Credit Unions, Lending, Limited Income Households, Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Market Research, Young Adults and Families

  2. Global Trends: Drivers, Values, and Strategic Questions for Credit Unions

    • Andy Hines, Lecturer/Executive-in-Residence, University of Houston Futures Studies and Principal, Hinesight
    • Jan 10, 2012 No Comments
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    Every business leader is forced to wrestle with the prospect of what’s next. This report looks beyond the next few years at four scenarios that are possible next steps beyond the Great Recession.

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    categories » Economic Issues - Credit Unions, Strategy, Sustainability

  3. Why Nothing Matters as Much as Membership Growth

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    Nothing else – not assessments, interchange, or business lending – is more important to the long-term health of credit unions than sustainable membership growth.

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    categories » Economic Issues - Credit Unions, Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Market Research

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