Un-/Underbanked Populations

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Un-/Underbanked Populations Research

Community Impact / Jan 07 2016

Reaching Minority Households: Learning from Minority Credit Unions

Minority households in the United States are far more likely to be unbanked or underbanked compared to others. Credit unions...

Community Impact / Aug 08 2018

Reaching Minority Households Incubator

Many traditional financial institutions struggle to meet the needs of minority households. Filene, Visa, and the Ford Foundation conducted this research to find out why.

Community Impact / Feb 28 2020

Pathways to Financial Well-being

Qualitative Research Findings from the Reaching Minority Households Incubator Filene tracked the outcomes of three lending programs through the lives...

Business Strategy / Nov 16 2018

The New Wave of Credit Scoring

In the 20th century, credit scoring made a revolutionary shift with the introduction of statistically driven credit scoring. Over time, alternative...

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Dec 10 2020

Webinar: Introducing Filene's Newest Research Fellow Dr. Mai Nguyen and the Community Social Impact Center of Excellence

Review the webinar materials from Introducing Filene's Newest Research Fellow Dr. Mai Nguyen and the Community Social Impact Center of Excellence, hosted on December 10, 2020.

Oct 28 2020

Filene Launches Center of Excellence to Measure Community Development in Financial Services

Dr. Mai Nguyen of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill named as research fellow.

Aug 27 2020

Webinar: Amplifying Social Impact: The State of Credit Union Giving

Review the webinar materials from Amplifying Social Impact: The State of Credit Union Giving, hosted on August 27, 2020.

Un-/Underbanked Populations