Comment letter on National City Bank’s OCC request to preempt Georgia Fair Lending Act.

occ_march2003_03-04_preemption.pdfWoodstock Institute comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on National City’s request to the OCC to pre-empt the Georgia Fair Lending Act. National City claims that the National Bank Act authorizes the OCC to occupy...

March 24, 2003 at 5:00 am read more

Testimony to the Illinois OBRE regarding changes to the Residential Mortgage Licensee Act

obre_march2003_geoffsmith_mortgagelicensees.pdf Testimony of Geoff Smith, Woodstock Institute research associate, to the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate on several proposed changes. Woodstock opposes changes to the regulation of high risk loans because the changes do not add any...

March 5, 2003 at 5:00 am read more