The Kansas City Star October 6, 2005 Gene Meyer Five consumer groups urged federal regulators Wednesday to reject H&R Block Inc.s application to open a savings bank that the activists contend could be used to gouge consumers. Block said...
ots_oct2005_marvawilliams_hrblockthriftapp.pdf Testimony of Marva Williams, Woodstock Institute Senior Vice President requesting conditional approval of the H& R Block application to become a de novo thrift regulated by the OTS. Approval should only be granted if H&R Block makes a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE H&R Block is Taxing to Low-Income Families – National Consumer Groups Ally to Protest Bank Charter Contact: Tom Feltner (312) 427-8070 (October 5, 2005, Chicago, IL) National consumer rights groups today joined in protest to halt...
shorttermcreditoptions_FDIC_9-29-2005.ppt Tom FeltnerPresentation made as part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s September 2005 conference Meeting the Need: Affordable, Responsible Short-Term Credit. Drawing from several recent Woodstock research publications, the presentation shows the high costs associated with traditional payday...
CRA101_woodstockinstitute.ppt Woodstock InstituteWoodstock Institute’s CRA 101: Tools for Improving Community Development Lending, Services and Investments is a training guide to using the Community Reinvestment Act for community organizations. The guide is designed to inform community development practioners at the...
Chicago Tribune October 2, 2005 Marilyn Kennedy Melia Competitive rates for mortgages now are about 5 to 6 percent, but if you’re an African-American or Hispanic borrower, you’re likely to pay a significantly higher rate. A report published last...