Limited Income Households

Free and For-Pay Tax Preparation Programs at Two Credit Unions: SECU and UW Credit Union
- John Hoffmire, PhD, Director of the Center on Business and Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Paul Hammeke, Progress Through Business
- Aug 17, 2010 No Comments
Want to help members? Here’s one more simple way. Tax assistance programs are becoming an increasingly popular option for credit unions to offer to their members and the communities they serve. Financially beneficial services such as these are a vital part of our economic recovery.
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categories » Human Resource Issues, Limited Income Households
Filene Invests in Future Academic Leaders
- Josey Siegenthaler
- Oct 22, 2009 No Comments
In 2008 Filene partially funded the projects of nine PhD candidates. Our goal was to not only help these PhD candidates but spread the word about credit unions to future academics. The results below highlight some of the completed projects of these academics:
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categories » Life Cycle and Evolution of Credit Unions, Limited Income Households, PhD Funding
Credit Card Availability, Interest Rates, and Usage in 2005-2009
- Mark C. Meyer, CEO, Filene Research Institute Luis Dopico, PhD, Macrometrix
- Oct 13, 2009 No Comments
Credit Card Availability, Interest Rates, and Usage in 2005–2009 is the fourth report in a series of Consumer Finance Research briefs authored by Mark Meyer of Filene Research and Luis Dopico of Macormetrix. The briefs based on information derived from the Ohio State University’s Consumer Finance Monthly (CFM) survey. Specifically: we explore:
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categories » Consumer Finance Monthly Briefs (Ohio State), Economic Issues - Credit Unions, Economic Issues - Policy, Limited Income Households, Marketing, Consumer Behavior and Market Research