Filene Research Institute
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The Filene Research Institute is a credit union
and consumer finance think tank headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin
. It is committed to research and innovation to further the credit union movement. The Institute was founded in 1989 and is named for Boston
-based United States
credit union pioneer, Edward Filene
. In 2003, the Filene Research Institute started the REAL Solutions project, designed to address predatory lending
. The project became a program of the National Credit Union Foundation
in 2007.
The Filene Research Institute engages several prominent academic researchers, including:
Credit union
A credit union is a cooperative financial institution that is owned and controlled by its members and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, providing credit at competitive rates, and providing other financial services to its members...
and consumer finance think tank headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
. It is committed to research and innovation to further the credit union movement. The Institute was founded in 1989 and is named for Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
-based United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
credit union pioneer, Edward Filene
Edward Filene
Edward Albert Filene was an American businessman, social entrepreneur and philanthropist...
. In 2003, the Filene Research Institute started the REAL Solutions project, designed to address predatory lending
Predatory lending
Predatory lending describes unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent practices of some lenders during the loan origination process. While there are no legal definitions in the United States for predatory lending, an audit report on predatory lending from the office of inspector general of the FDIC broadly...
. The project became a program of the National Credit Union Foundation
National Credit Union Foundation
The National Credit Union Foundation ' is the United States credit union movement’s primary national charitable fundraising organization for credit union development...
in 2007.
The Filene Research Institute engages several prominent academic researchers, including:
- Robert Hoel
- William E. Jackson
- Jinkook Lee"
- Robert D. ManningRobert D. ManningRobert D. Manning is an American financial expert in consumer credit and financial services. Up until 2008, Manning was a professor of finance at Rochester Institute of Technology's E...
- Barbara J. Robles
- J. Edward Russo
- Peter Tufano
- James A. Wilcox"