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Comment Letter: Illinois CRA Coalition Comment on Illinois CRA Rulemaking
Woodstock Institute co-leads the Illinois Community Reinvestment Act Coalition with Housing Action Illinois. The coalition submitted a letter with 32 organizations signed on to comment on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation’s (IDFPR) Advance Notice of Proposed...
Comment Letter: CFPB Inquiry into Big Tech Payments Systems
Woodstock Institute was one of 65 consumer, civil rights, faith, legal services, and community groups that signed on to a letter responding to the CFPB’s inquiry into the business practices of six large tech companies that operate payments systems....
Who’s Been Naughty & Nice in 2021
Santa isn’t the only one keeping a list and checking it twice this year--to recognize both good and bad actions in the area of financial services in 2021, we're releasing our first annual “Naughty & Nice List.”
Protocol: Lendtable helps people max out their 401(k)s. So what’s the catch?
A fintech startup wants to give people cash to take advantage of employer match programs that might otherwise be out of their reach. Advocates have concerns.
Letter of Support: Urging Senate to Pass Build Back Better Act
Woodstock Institute signed on to a coalition letter urging the Senate to take up the Build Back Better Act, already passed by the House of Representatives, for a vote and pass it before the holiday recess.
Woodstock welcomes FDIC review of bank merger process
We believe the ease at which the federal bank regulatory agencies approve mergers has created an unprecedented level of consolidation in the industry that disproportionately hurts access to financial services in low- and moderate-income communities and communities of color....
Now available: Chicago Area Community Lending Fact Book 2019 Data Edition
Woodstock Institute is pleased to share the Chicago Area Community Lending Fact Book 2019 Data Edition, continuing a series begun in 1986 as part of our mission to analyze and disseminate data on access to loans and financial opportunity...
Testimony of Horacio Mendez at City Council Finance Committee Lending Equity Ordinance hearing on municipal depositories-2021
We think it would be worth exploring the creation of a program where a city agency that’s not involved in the procurement process itself, or one or more non-profits under contract with the City, could provide technical assistance to...
2020 Annual Report: A moment made for Woodstock Institute
Not since the Civil Rights era have we seen such demand for racial and economic justice. It’s a moment in history that was made for Woodstock Institute. In the 1970s, the impact of racial segregation and lack of access...