What Recovery? Ask Chicagoans 10 Years after Financial Crisis Woodstock Institute Releases 2018 Community Lending Fact Book against Backdrop of Sluggish Recovery in the Region FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 7, 2018 PRESS CONTACT: Jenna Severson (0) (312) 368-0310 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org)...
Presentation on 2018 Community Lending Fact Book December 7, 2018 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Lauren Nolan
Letter to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Regarding PNC Bank’s Community Reinvestment Act Performance November 27, 2018
Community Reinvestment Act- OCC Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking- Woodstock Comment November 19, 2018
By Elliott Ramos, WBEZ & Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica Illinois The Chicago City Council on Wednesday approved the first reforms aimed at helping the city’s low-income motorists cope with ticket debt, with more significant changes potentially on the way. The approved...
Fifth Third Commits Additional $2 Billion to Benefit Underserved Chicago Communities Woodstock Institute Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2018 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (312)368-0310 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL – Fifth Third Bankcorp announced yesterday an increased $2 billion dollars to benefit...
Number of Illinois Households with a Bank Account Increases, Barely Government Survey Shows Fewer Unbanked People in Chicago; Extreme Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 24, 2018 PRESS CONTACTS: Brent Adams (badams@woodstockinst.org) or Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) ...
Anna Valencia proposed creating city sticker options so low-income drivers can afford to be in compliance and avoid costly tickets. by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ City Clerk Anna Valencia on Tuesday called for changes to Chicago’s vehicle sticker program...
Children’s Savings Accounts: Statewide Candidates Respond to Questionnaire Woodstock Institute sent a questionnaire to all candidates for Governor, Attorney General, and Treasurer who will appear on the ballot in the 2018 General Election in Illinois asking their position on...
Woodstock Institute’s accomplishments from 2016 and 2017. Highlights our work advocating for equity, where we conducted research and sought policy solutions to small business lending disparities, celebrated 40 years of the Community Reinvestment Act, helped secure national prepaid card protections,...