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The Decks Are Stacked…In Our Favor
Financial institutions are at the front lines of changing the disparity in access to basic financial services for African-American and...
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Fostering Digital Clout in Credit Unions
An analysis of credit union Yelp reviews provides actionable insights to better manage social media influence.
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Progressive Thought + Tested Ideas + Connections = A Worthwhile Investment
As Filene’s Senior Growth Director I am fortunate to meet with credit union and industry leaders across the country and...
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From Debt to Mindfulness
Participants in debt management programs (DMP) participated in research exploring the effects of mindfulness on consumer spending. Insights from this...
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RMH and Small Dollar Loans - A Panel Discussion
The Pew Research Center estimates that 12 million families take out a Payday loan every year. Although the average loan amount is only $375, these...
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Filene 101: Moving Credit Unions Forward
New to your Filene membership? Need to get up to speed on how to get the most value out of your...
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Nov 06 2018
Start Your Own Employer-Sponsored Small-Dollar Loan Program
Have you been searching for a way to offer an impactful and financially sustainable small dollar lending program? Join us...
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Dec 05 2018
Crash Filene’s big.bright.minds.
Crashers are credit union young professionals who are sponsored to attend a conference at a lower cost and with additional...
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Dec 06 2018
big.bright.minds 2018
Be a big.bright.mind Filene's signature event brings your fellow big bright minds together to share big bright ideas that are transforming credit...
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Research Moving Credit Unions Forward
What's coming next from our research pipeline? How can your credit union put it all into action? George and Taylor have the answers!
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Jun 28 2018
Diving Headfirst Into the (Applicant) Pool
Hear the highlights on our latest research about attraction and retention strategies for credit unions from our Center for the War for Talent.
Jun 05 2018
Credit Unions' Acquisitions of Banks and Thrifts
So, a professor, a lawyer and a CEO walk into… a podcast…? No this isn’t the set up for a joke…But it is an amazing tale of a credit union growth...
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Jul 18 2018
Serving Immigrants is the Right Thing To Do…and it’s Smart Business
Although immigration has slowed in recent years, a high birth rate among immigrants in the U.S. is contributing to steady...
Jun 28 2018
Your Intro to Our New Website
Welcome to our new website! Before you take a look around there is one simple task ahead of you: If...
Jun 01 2018
Win-Win
Every year new buzzwords float around the business world. Words like mindfulness, employee engagement, culture, impact, etc. We think you...