Filene Research Institute

Through independent research and innovation, the Filene Research Institute explores issues vital to the future of credit unions and consumer finance.

Research Publications

  1. Credit Unions and Asset Accumulation by Lower-Income Households

    • Caskey, John P., Swarthmore College, and David B. Humphrey, Florida State University.
    • Jan 1, 1999 No Comments

    This study profiles special efforts by credit unions to reach low and moderate-income households and to help them build savings.

    This study profiles special efforts by credit unions to reach low and moderate-income households and to help them build savings. Community development credit unions work hard and creatively to provide basic financial services to low-income communities.

    This report focuses on the efforts of larger, traditional credit unions to serve lower-income households. In presenting some of the details behind the special efforts, we want to show the diversity of strategies that credit unions are using, and indicate some of the key strengths and challenges associated with these approaches.

    categories » Limited Income Households, Management, Philosophy and Values, REAL Solutions

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