citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message filene research institute type cooperative industry finance founded 1989 1989 headquarters madison wisconsin united states key people mark meyer ceo patsy stewart coo mollie bell chief engagement officer george hofheimer chief research officer denise gable chief innovation officer 1 2 products applied products for credit unions in digital marketing social media website design consumer debt management merger analysis 3 website filene.org the filene research institute is an american credit union and consumer finance think tank headquartered in madison wisconsin . contents 1 history and objective 2 partnerships 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history and objective edit founded in 1989 . 4 it is committed to research and innovation to further the credit union movement . the institute is named for edward filene a boston massachusetts based businessman and philanthropist who was instrumental in the creation of credit unions in the u.s. in 2003 the 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 institute engages several prominent academic researchers including robert hoel william e. jackson jinkook lee robert d. manning barbara j. robles j. edward russo peter tufano james a. wilcox partnerships edit in early 2012 it partnered with saveup ; a company which rewards fiscal responsibility . 5 the institute is a grantee of the center for financial services innovation . 6 see also edit business and economics portal cooperatives portal wisconsin portal list of credit unions in the united states list of think tanks in the united states references edit filene research institute . history . retrieved 11 may 2013 . filene research institute . authors . retrieved 11 may 2013 . filene research institute . products and services . retrieved 11 may 2013 . goliath s organization summary myriam digiovanni january 20 2012 reprints 2012 01 20 . filene partners with new savings rewards program . cutimes.com . retrieved 2012 07 25 . cs1 maint multiple names authors list link center for financial services innovation . filene research institute cfsi evaluates finovate fall 2011 report card . retrieved 11 may 2013 . external links edit filene.org the institute s official website this article about a financial services corporation of the united states is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this wisconsin related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title filene research institute & oldid 647149744 categories 1989 establishments in the united statescompanies based in madison wisconsincompanies established in 1989credit unions based in wisconsinnon profit organizations based in wisconsinpolitical and economic think tanks in the united statesunited states financial services company stubswisconsin stubshidden categories cs1 maint multiple names authors listarticles needing additional references from january 2012all articles needing additional referencesall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 20 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view