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


Young Adults and Families

  1. Economic Rationalist

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    Filene recently visited with several guests from an Australian credit union who were on a study tour through the United States. This particular credit union has a unique strategy, which tightly links environmental sustainability to their image. When asked how this successful (and peculiar) strategy came to be, our Australian guest stated that it was implemented because it comported with their CEO’s economic rationalist view of the world.

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  2. Rent a Brent, Lease a Matt

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    Since November 2009, I’ve enjoyed working with two rising stars in the credit union world: Matt Davis and Brent Dixon. Both are playing in Filene’s sandbox through next April. Their task…to help make credit unions:

    • more innovative through the development of consumer friendly services, and
    • more relevant to young adults.
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  3. Top Issues According to 8- to 12-Year Olds

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    150 kids between the ages of 8 and 12 ascended upon the International Credit Union Campus in Madison, Wisconsin last week for Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. As an organization that thrives on innovation and creative thinking, we wanted to see what our future leaders thought was in store for the World’s future.

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