cfpb_June2012_CFPB-2012-0007-0007_overdraft_0.pdfWoodstock Institute response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s request for information on overdraft protection programs describing challenges to developing low-cost alternatives to overdraft programs, the need to develop an overdraft guidance specific to the payment channel used to...
I had the privilege of moderating a panel on these topics recently and I’d like to share some highlights with you. The Grantmakers Concerned with Poverty and Arts & Culture Funders Group of the Donors Forum hosted the...
120627_metropolitanhousing_presentation.pdf Presented by Woodstock president Dory Rand to the Metropolitan Housing Coalition in Louisville, KY. Covers the effect of the housing crisis on Chicago’s communities of color and solutions to the resulting challenges.
By Anna Maria Andriotis June 25, 2012 The most promising news for housing may not be rising sales, but falling foreclosures. While sales of new single-family homes jumped 8% in May, according to data released by...
By Rob Wildeboer June 25, 2012 Davinia Davis loves the small ’60s-era bungalow she rents in Englewood. “It’s nice. It’s cozy, it’s homey, it’s just big enough,” she says. She laughs as she proclaims herself a...
Download the white paper One strategy that commonly arose was packaging single-family homes to be managed in a scattered site rental program. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) recently announced the pilot stage of a program to...
Negative equity is a significant drain on the housing market, making it harder to sell homes and driving new foreclosures. Our research has shown that negative equity is a big problem in the Chicago area, particularly in communities...
By Deb Quantock McCarey June 20, 2012 On a recent Saturday morning, Doris, 46, is sitting in the auditorium at Michele Clark High School, 5101 W. Harrison St. in Chicago, chatting with a friend. The long-time...
