treasury_july2003_326_idcomments.pdfComment letter opposing any changes to the Section 326 customer identification rules that would not allow financial institutions to accept certain types of foreign government-issued identification, such as the Matricula Consular card, to open bank accounts for immigrants. The...
irs_july2003_2003-40_eitc.pdfWoodstock Institute strongly urges the IRS to not expand pre-certification beyond the initial group of 45,000 filers before a comprehensive evaluation demonstrating that pre-certification is effective in reducing overpayments and can be conducted without significant harm to eligible filers.
alert23.pdfGeoff Smith Analyzes patterns of small business lending in the Chicago region. Notes patterns in lending related to geography and race. Highlights importance of branch networks for small business lending and discusses credit card banking.