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Improving Peer Group Analysis for Credit Unions 30 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
Benchmarking, when conducted appropriately, yields several benefits for credit unions. It can help credit unions identify best practices, monitor a changing landscape, test a hypothesis, define a cour...
Filene Research Institute Announces Addition of Tansley Stearns as New Director of Innovation Applied Research 25 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
The Filene family is growing. The Filene Research Institute is pleased to announce that Tansley Stearns is joining the Institute as director of innovation applied research. Filene Research Institute ...
QUEsocial Pilot Research: Making Social Stronger 20 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
Social media are new, they’re exciting, and they’re tricky. Tell me more! Fill out this interest form and register for the webinar. They’re tricky because you’re ceding control to the masses. They’r...
Credit Union Experiential Learning Colloquium 16 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them. – Aristotle REGISTER: Here WHAT: Credit unions are committed to financial literacy and members’ well being. But traditi...
Filene Pilot: Benchmarking Social Responsibility 14 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
How green is your credit union? Do you want to become more green? For an answer to both, join our pilot today. Many credit unions – whether because of competing priorities, confusion about next steps...
Think.DO 2012 | You're Invited 12 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
“No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair,” said George S. Patton. So get out of yours to join us at Think.DO 2012. When: December 11, 2012 – 10:30 to 11:30AM Why: Thought precedes action. A...
Young Professional Leadership and Career Development in North American Credit Unions 6 Nov 2012 | 12:22 am
How do I become a leader here? The contributors cited in this report acknowledge that they may not be ready for the big job tomorrow, but they still want to make progress in the meantime. They want t...
Applying Machine Learning to Big Data Sets in Consumer Finance 4 Nov 2012 | 09:00 am
Research Objective: The traditional models of assessing credit risk are proving decreasingly effective and ignore recent and realtime behavior. Financial counseling, cross-selling, credit repair, and ...
Accelerating Impact: Opportunities from the Net Impact Conference 31 Oct 2012 | 08:00 am
The credit union movement is full of good people – energetic leaders, bright idea generators, passionate advocates. But as Mark Meyer has said, we need not look only internally, but also outside the c...
From Financial Literacy to Financial Capability 23 Oct 2012 | 09:00 am
The old proverb goes, “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” Consider a chain that links consumers’ current financial status and well-being with their ideal situations. Where is the stress p...
