FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 6, 2017 CONTACT: Jenna Severson (c) 616-914-2844 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL— Austin community members gathered Wednesday, December 6, 2017, to speak out about Governor Rauner’s proposed rate hike for check-cashing fees at currency exchanges. The town hall...
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Fresno and Minneapolis- St. Paul The report examines the state of traditional bank small business lending in Fresno County, CA, and Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN. It offers policy and practice...
Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S. economy. They employ nearly half of all of private sector workers, and they account for most of the job creation in this country. Small businesses produce about half of the country’s...
A public hearing on the proposed increase in the maximum allowable rate that may be charged for check cashing at Illinois currency exchanges has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 13, 2017, 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Michael...
Early in the Trump Administration, the President directed the Department of Labor (DOL) to prepare an updated analysis of the likely impact of the fiduciary rule on access to retirement information and financial advice. This directive has been interpreted...
For Immediate Release August 9, 2017 Contacts: Spencer Cowan (c) 919-619-3579 Brent Adams (o) 312-368-0310 (c) 773-844-5544 Businesses in low- and moderate-income or predominantly minority areas in Detroit, Michigan, and Richmond, Virginia, are less likely to receive small business...
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Detroit and Richmond This report examines bank lending to businesses in the Detroit and Richmond Regions. The purpose is to determine the extent to which banks are meeting the credit needs...
Woodstock Institute opposes the Rauner Administration’s proposed rate increase on checking cashing at Illinois currency exchanges. The press release we issued critiquing the proposal is here. Subsequently, we submitted a counterproposal, which is here. The Department of Financial and...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 28, 2017 Contact: Brent Adams ● 312-368-0310 (o) ● 773-844-5544 (c) The American Bankers Association has asked federal bank regulators, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the FDIC, to repeal rules...