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Your Filene membership connects you to growing, innovation-minded credit unions dedicated to thinking forward and changing lives.

Membership benefits

Learn more about membership pricing.

Inner Circle

Gain maximum impact as a partner and champion.

Visionary

Connect through content + communities

All Leader benefits, plus:

  • Access to becoming a community sponsor at our events, Think Tank, and more
  • Access to participation in testing incubators such as FiLab

Leader

Accelerate insights and innovation

All Innovator benefits, plus:

  • Take advantage of our Advisory Services
  • Become a speaker at one of our conferences or event series
  • Get commissioned research for your organization
  • Member-facing social content

Innovator

Experience research through action

All Thinker benefits plus:

  • Filene Crash Course program
  • Participate in Filene i3
  • Exclusive events
  • Access our incubation benefits

Thinker

Explore cutting-edge research

  • Access to our full library of research reports
  • Podcasts
  • Access to webinars
Learn more about Membership Pricing

Member Spotlight

Including the largest credit unions across the country, Filene's membership serves more than 75 million credit union members and represents more than $1 trillion in credit union assets.
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All member benefits
  • Access to full library of research for all team members and Board; unlimited users.
  • Access to podcast series to keep up with what's going on in financial services.
  • Free registration to Filene's monthly webinar series.
  • Free registration to regional roadshows featuring research from Filene Fellows.
  • Tools and workshops to develop and grow your future leaders.
  • Case studies and guides to accelerate innovation and transform your organization.
  • Access to Filene's network and superpower of connection.

What we offer members

Academic-Led Research

Everything we do starts with research but research alone does not drive change. Filene's research from the Centers of Excellence tackles the big, bold and very real issues facing credit unions today, equipping leaders with innovative solutions to help meet their aggressive growth goals, make a significant impact in their communities, and get answers to the questions that matter most.

New in 2025
  • Center for the Design for Digital
  • Center for Member Well-Being
  • Five Part Housing Innovation Series
  • Curated content focused on the importance of CU tax exemption, disaster response and specific information for CU board members
Report #655 |

The Role of Credit Unions in Affordable Housing Innovations

  • Mai Nguyen
  • Eileen Miamidian
  • Joshua Newton
  • Grant Ruroede
  • William Fulton
  • Kate Zegans
This five-part Housing Innovation Series provides an essential roadmap for addressing the critical lack of affordable housing and homeownership in communities. These reports detail a range of actionable financial strategies, focusing on innovative approaches to funding housing supply—such as specialized development financing, regional investment funds, and creative land acquisition—and explore new mortgage models and shared equity arrangements to expand long-term access and affordability.

Innovation to Drive Change

With a 15+ year track record, Filene supports credit unions in testing new and novel ideas to accelerate growth, create community impact and build a competitive advantage with scalable solutions. Filene’s FiLab testing solution takes the next step in innovation by testing products and ideas to help credit unions grow and make a positive impact on their members and communities.

New in 2025
  • FiLab Results for IDgo - to improve the call center authentication process and member experience
  • FiLab: Credit Union Landscape Report - a powerful snapshot of today's most pressing challenges
  • FiLab 2024 Test results including: subscription-based Pricing, AI, POS payments solutions, debt repayment tool and blockchain solutions
  • FiLab's 2025 Tests focused on: growing membership & product adoption, improving operational efficiency, enhancing member engagement, security & fraud prevention
Report #647 |
Innovation Strategy and Planning Attracting and Engaging Younger Members

FiLab: Credit Union Landscape Report

Disruption has shifted from a trend to reality—our new norm! As growth continues to slow and consumer expectations accelerate, CUs are being pushed to rethink how they operate, innovate and deliver distinct value. FiLab's new CU Landscape report offers a powerful snapshot of today's most pressing challenges—and the clearest opportunities to move forward. This overview is the first in a series to help CUs make sense of the disruption, prioritize what matters and discover pathways forward.

Communities of Leadership

For lasting impact, nothing effects change like a dedicated community. Filene ensures the future of credit unions by developing credit union leaders and bringing best-in-class innovators and change-makers together to think bigger and brighter than ever before.

New in 2025
  • New CEO Community
  • Crash the GAC
  • Filene i3, Wave 21
  • Refreshed Think Tank
Blog |

Filene Names 2025 Crash the GAC Cohort

The 2025 Crash the GAC delegation comprises 55 talented credit union professionals from across the country who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to the credit union movement.