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...
This past year we saw constructive action result from the national outrage at George Floyd’s murder in 2020 including a hopeful response in Illinois and Chicago with passage of the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, Illinois CRA and Chicago’s Lending...
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...
Woodstock Institute’s 2018 Annual Report: Data-Driven, Community Centered Financial Systems Reform In collaboration with consumer advocates, Woodstock worked to get the Illinois Check Cashing Fairness Act passed. Woodstock proudly added a print version of the Chicago Community Lending Fact...
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,...