Woodstock signed on to a letter led by the Center for Justice & Democracy and the National Association of Consumer Advocates urging the U.S. House of Representatives to pass the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R.963). This legislation...
Woodstock Institute signed on to a letter led by LGBTQ+, consumer, and legal advocacy groups and sent to the credit reporting bureaus and the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) regarding the issues that transgender and nonbinary individuals encounter when...
Woodstock Institute signed on to a coalition letter led by the National Consumer Law Center, the Center for Law and Social Policy, and the Institute for College Access & Success urging Treasury Secretary Yellen to protect Child Tax Credit...
Woodstock Institute signed on to a letter led by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) supporting the nomination of Dr. Lisa Cook to a set on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Woodstock Institute signed onto a coalition letter led by Public Citizen urging the U.S. Senate to pass the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act (S.2342/H.R.4445). The bill would empower survivors of sexual assault and harassment...
Woodstock Institute signed onto a letter led by the National Housing Resource Center urging congressional leaders to prioritize strong investments in affordable housing and community development in the budget reconciliation process.
Woodstock Institute joined a coalition letter with other national consumer advocacy groups urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to stop permitting its supervised institutions to front for predatory lenders evading state interest rate laws.
Woodstock Institute joined a coalition letter to the Illinois Department of Insurance urging the agency to collect data from Illinois auto insurers concerning claims and losses during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine whether additional premium refunds...
With the start of a new year, we decided to look back on the impact of the 36% interest rate cap set by the Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA) on Illinoisans in 2021. The bottom line is that the...
Woodstock Institute was proud to join fellow advocates Financial Inclusion for All Illinois, Heartland Alliance, Chicago Jobs Council, COFI, and Legal Action Chicago in fighting to get this impactful program extended for another year. “Extending this program another year...