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Risk Management

1. The Florida Financial Hurricane: A Credit Union Risk Management Case Study

   • Franck Schuurmans, PhD
   • Apr 29, 2011 1 Comment
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   Do you know your credit union’s risks? Are you sure? This latest publication from Filene takes a deep dive into the always confounding world of credit union risk management with real-world examples.

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   categories » Risk Management, Safety and Soundness, Strategy

2. Filene Risk Watch Reports: A Member Benefit

   • George Hofheimer
   • Mar 22, 2011 No Comments
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   Risk management is an important and difficult topic for many credit unions. Filene recently developed a customized, member-only report to help identify the key risks facing your credit union. We call these quarterly reports, Filene Risk Watch Reports, and they are available free of charge to Filene members.

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   categories » Boards of Directors, Filene News, Research in Motion, Risk Management

3. Withstanding a Financial Firestorm: Credit Unions vs. Banks

   • David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics, Graziadio School of Business and Management, Pepperdine University and Stephen A Woodbury, PhD, Professor of Economics, Michigan State University
   • May 17, 2010 No Comments
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   This report contributes to the regulatory debate by comparing the financial stability of banks and credit unions from 1986 to mid-2009, a period that covers several business cycles and ends during some of the most pronounced effects of the Great Recession.Starting from the observation that unemployment coincides closely with loan delinquencies and charge-offs, the researchers aim to describe how the same economic shocks treat the loan portfolios of credit unions and banks.

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   categories » Economic Issues - Credit Unions, Podcasts and Videos, Policy, Risk Management