Woodstock Institute’s applied research focuses on long term trends in the financial services industry as well as breaking issues. The Institute’s applied research provides key analyses on issues such as predatory lending or access to affordable bank accounts, as well as offering insight and policy analysis on the issues in the news today. Working with a broad based coalition of community development practitioners, Woodstock Institute’s work both informs and is informed by the fair banking movement. Woodstock Institute’s recent work on several key issues is listed below.