By Stephanie Zimmerman, November 26, 2021 Using 2019 borrower loan data obtained from state regulators, the nonprofit Woodstock Institute found the top ZIP codes for payday loans, excluding the Loop, were majority-Black… Brent Adams, senior vice president of the...
Oportun Extends Credits and Refunds to Over 3,600 Illinois Borrowers, Woodstock Institute Challenges Other Lenders to Take Similar Action FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2021 PRESS CONTACT: Jane Doyle, jdoyle@woodstockinst.org, 708-527-7568 Beginning October 29 of this year, Oportun, one...
Woodstock recently signed on to a letter led by the Center for Justice & Democracy supporting the Blumenthal amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022. This amendment would ban the use of forced arbitration in...
With the overwhelming support of Woodstock Institute staff, we have made the decision to leave Facebook. Update: if you are not ready to cancel Facebook / Instagram you can also join a coalition planning a Facebook Logout Nov. 10-13...
By Jeff Hirsch, November 4, 2021 Brent Adams, of the Illinois-based Woodstock Institute, a liberal policy study group, says borrowers initially feel they will be able to repay say, $500 on time. But, he says, “research shows that a...