Filene Research Institute

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

Management

  1. Connecting the Dots on Credit Union Collaboration: A Colloquium at the Wharton School

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    Do credit unions trust each other enough to make collaboration happen? In the face of diminishing margins, increasing expenses, fierce competition, and declining memberships, credit unions must trust each other and collaborate to survive. Connecting the Dots on Credit Union Collaboration: A Colloquium at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, summarizes the key findings of a 2007 colloquium of academics, practitioners and consultants, which was sponsored by Filene in conjunction with the Wharton School.

    categories » Collaboration, Colloquium, Innovation, Management, Technology

  2. Alternative Capital for U.S. Credit Unions? A Review and Extension of Evidence Regarding Public Policy Reform

    • Robert Hoel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Business, Colorado State University and Filene Fellow in Residence, Filene Research Institute
    • Dec 19, 2007 No Comments
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    In “Alternative Capital for U.S. Credit Unions? A Review and Extension of Evidence Regarding Public Policy Reform” by Robert F. Hoel, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Business, Colorado State University, and Filene Fellow in Residence examines:

    • Is it in the public interest to permit U.S credit unions greater access to alternative capital sources?
    • Can credit unions use alternative capital to expand their capital bases in a way that will not dilute their cooperative ownership, values, and governance structure?
    • If so, what alternative capital mechanisms would be most appropriate and feasible?

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    categories » Lending, Management, Podcasts

  3. Cooperative Comebacks: Resilience in the Face of the Hurricane Katrina Catastrophe

    • Mark Klinedinst, PhD, Professor of Economics, University of Southern Mississippi
    • Dec 6, 2007 No Comments
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    Our new study, Cooperative Comebacks: Resilience in the Face of the Hurricane Katrina Catastrophe, examines how credit unions fared in the wake of the disaster. Author Mark Klinedinst, an economics professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, compares the experience of credit unions and banks in southern Mississippi and New Orleans at the aggregate and case study levels. Klinedinst argues that analyzing credit unions under this kind of duress may be useful in identifying cooperative strengths and weaknesses that are not apparent under normal circumstances.

    categories » Human Resource Issues, Management, Risk Management

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