Filene Research Institute

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


Our Research Fellows

The Filene Research Fellows program broadens our ties with top researchers on subjects of concern to credit unions.  This group of Filene Research Fellows is an aggregation of nine highly-regarded individuals drawn from top academic institutions.  These individuals give Filene entry to a vast array of important research essential to the continued success of the credit union system.

Bob Hoel

Professor of Business, Emeritus
Colorado State University

Jinkook Lee

Professor of Consumer Sciences
The Ohio State University and Research Scientist at the RAND Corporation

Robert Manning

Founder of Responsible Debt Relief and Former Director of the Center for Consumer Financial Services at Rochester Institute of Technology

Eldar Shafir

William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs
Princeton University

Peter Tufano

Sylvan C. Coleman Professor of Financial Management
Harvard Business School

James A. Wilcox

J.J. and M.B. Lowrey Professor of Financial Institutions
University of California Berkeley, Haas School of Business