Woodstock Institute is helping Illinois student borrowers prepare as student forbearance period ends tomorrow *media interviews available* CHICAGO – The end of the student loan forbearance period will be a financial setback for the estimated 1.5 million Illinois student...
Our Director of Research Amber Hendley lent her expertise on blockbusting and contract selling for this piece. Contract buying was often the only option for Black families looking to buy a home. These had much higher interest rates than...
Woodstock Institute Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Brent Adams sat down with KSDK NBC’s Mark Maxwell to talk about the many Illinois consumers struggling under the weight of unaffordable, exploitive debt along with the pawn industry’s efforts...
The Mortgage Lending Matters report and corresponding Fact Book are an in-depth, comprehensive look at mortgage lending in Massachusetts to low- and moderate-income households and borrowers of color. The new report was covered by several Massachusetts outlets: WCVB –...
Throughout 2022, Woodstock Institute worked to advance economic justice and racial equity. We advocated for stronger consumer protections, produced research that sheds light on financial disparities, and brought together stakeholders to collaborate on addressing financial sector discrimination. Woodstock Institute...
“Research shows that students from low-income families with even a small amount of savings are significantly more likely to attend and finish college,” said Horacio Mendez, president and CEO at the Woodstock Institute in Chicago. “We need to make...
Woodstock Institute has signed onto two letters supporting Section 1071 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Section 1071 requires lenders to small businesses to collect and report on the racial, ethnic, gender, and sexual...
The report’s policy recommendations are the result of work between community organizations and different kinds of mortgage lenders, as part of the Mortgage Access Initiative led by Woodstock Institute and Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago **Media Interviews Available Upon...