Community Impact

There is a sea change underway in how credit unions go about planning, pursuing, measuring, and reporting their philanthropic efforts...

What Filene's research says about supporting financial needs and action steps for putting it into practice.

Qualitative Research Findings from the Reaching Minority Households Incubator Filene tracked the outcomes of three lending programs through the lives...

The origin and continued success of the US credit union sector can be attributed in large part to a unique...

Survivors of domestic violence face unique financial challenges. This report provides an update on the Domestic Violence Recovery Loan program...

Many traditional financial institutions struggle to meet the needs of minority households. Filene, Visa, and the Ford Foundation conducted this research to find out why.

Minority households in the United States are far more likely to be unbanked or underbanked compared to others. Credit unions...

During the past two years Filene tested five innovative products designed for low-and moderate-income consumers. In this report we share...

If we are to help low- to middle-income households make better financial decisions, we first need to understand why they...