By Mary Wisniewski Business Reporter November 27, 2006 Now you can borrow against your own money even earlier. Two nationwide tax preparers are offering new loan products in time for the holidays, backed by future tax returns....
idfpr_nov2006_geoffsmith_4050.pdf Testimony of Geoff Smith, Project Director at Woodstock Institute, before the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation regarding the need for and implementation of the HB 4050 predatory lending database pilot program.
By Jim Butts Telegraph Reporter November 25, 2006 A new report is warning money-strapped Christmas shoppers not to be tempted by offers for fast cash this holiday season, or they could end up with a very unhappy New...
Marva Williams of the Woodstock Institute discusses mortgage fraud on Marketplace Money. Click here to listen to the program.
framingtheneedfor4050_nov2006_bushandsmith.pdf Malcolm Bush and Geoff Smith Woodstock subprime lending and foreclosure research presented at an informal meeting of the Illinois General Assembly Democratic Caucus to reaffirm support for, and assess the progress of, the implementation of the Illinois Predatory...
responsiblelending_westernillinois_11–9-2006.pdf Tom Feltner Presentation made to Western Illinois University’s 2006 Ethics Day conference. Describes Woodstock Institute’s research and policy development activities for three key fair finance problems: lack of access to mainstream financial accounts, predatory mortgage lending, and payday...
Steve Daniels November 6, 2006 Banks allow ATM overdrafts without warning — for a fee Marian Hobbs always assumed that when she got money from a cash machine, it meant she had enough in her account to cover the...