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 highly-regarded individuals drawn from top tier institutions.  These individuals give Filene entry to a vast array of advice for the benefit of the credit union system.

Bob Hoel

Professor of Business, Emeritus
Colorado State University

Robert Litan

Vice President for Research and Policy
Kauffman Foundation

Annamaria Lusardi

Professor of Economics
Director, Financial Literacy Center
Dartmouth College

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