Through independent research and innovation, the Filene Research Institute explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance.
Schools and Colleges around the country are back in session this week, with students receiving their course syllabi and reading lists that will last them for the duration of the term. Likewise, the Filene I3‘ers have a bit of assigned reading to do as well before convening at big.bright.minds in Berkely this October. Check out what the I3 team is reading:
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Scott Moriarty and Charlie White will join 55 other companies in pitching innovative ideas to an audience from around the World. Meet the full team here.
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Want to actively engage with Filene’s consumer focused innovation efforts?
We have space for 20 individuals to attend FinovateFall 2010, participate in Ideafest, and serve on a team to further implement ideas presented on the Finovate stage.
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Thanks to two piloting credit unions, NorthCountry Federal Credit Union and West Community Credit Union, we’re empowering investment property owners with innovative new tools through an innovative program called CU-Homewise.
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We have selected 19 exceptional credit union executives to join the Institute’s i3 (Ideas, Innovation, Implementation) program, which fosters the development of new ideas and innovations for credit unions. Each member will serve a two-year term and participate in semi-annual meetings arranged by Filene. The next meeting will be held in October 2010 in Berkeley, CA.
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It was just months ago that Billie June was our first $100,000 Save to Win winner from the collaboration among the 8 piloting Michigan credit unions. This inspiring story continues with nearly 40 credit unions now presenting Save to Win to communities devastated by high unemployment. The Save to Win program offers members an exciting new way to save for their future and fund their dreams.
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Now more than ever Financial Education is critical to the futures success of our youth. However, this generation is completely immersed in a variety of digital media formats and traditional, text based, facts focused education is less effective than an engaging platform that combines all aspects of these mediums.
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Choose one of four i3 innovations to bring to market. The Filene i3 program is committed to strengthening the credit union system through the development of new products, services, and business models.
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Filene is gearing up to launch its next class of i3 innovators, who will develop and implement ideas to benefit the credit union system. Will you be on board? The application deadline of June 13th is rapidly approaching.
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For open-collared shirts and sunglasses, it’s hard to beat San Francisco. And this week at Finovate both, along with an eclectic mix of what’s next in electronic finance, were on full display. Finovate is a conference for financial technology companies to get their latest innovations in front of customers, VC funders, the press, and gadflies like us. I won’t do a full review of each product or presentation; some had very little to do with credit unions. But here are a handful that fall under these credit union categories: Promising, Helpful, Interesting, and Dangerous.
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