Woodstock Institute Staff Statement on Racism Against Black Lives by Police in America and Recent Protests In the past few days, we bore witness to a country overwhelmed with anger and pain. Our communities are reeling, our hearts are...
Mayor Lightfoot, Chicago Advocates Decry Plan to Weaken Anti-Redlining Rules During Pandemic, Federal Banking Regulator Intends to Gut Community Reinvestment Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 22, 2020 PRESS CONTACTS: For Woodstock Institute: Jenna Severson, 616-914-2844 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) For Housing Action:...
STATEMENT: OCC Comptroller Otting’s Final Act Brings Chaos, not Certainty, to Anti-Redlining Law FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2020 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (c) 616-914-2844 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL – In a serious blow to what was meant to be his signature...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 14, 2020 CONTACT: Jenna Severson, 616-914-2844, jseverson@woodstockinst.org Advocates Applaud Governor Pritzker for Taking Steps to Protect Illinoisans’ Stimulus Checks Concerns Remain About Lenders Taking the Payments CHICAGO: Consumer advocates applaud the State of Illinois for...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 30, 2020 CONTACT: Jenna Severson, 616-914-2844, jseverson@woodstockinst.org Abe Scarr, Illinois PIRG, 312-983-2789, abe@illinoispirg.org Advocates Praise Governor Pritzker for Protecting Consumer Financial Security, Call for Further Action CHICAGO: Consumer advocates praised Governor Pritzker and the...
Borrowers Beware! Payday and Other Storefront Loans: Convenient but Costly By Brent Adams Updated 6-12-20, 2pm Woodstock continues to advocate for policies that would protect people from predatory loans that cost 300% APR or more. The U.S. Senate has...
Engage Bank Advisory Councils By Brent Adams Bank advisory councils are an ideal forum to have a thoughtful discussion on the OCC/FDIC Community Reinvestment Act Proposal. Advisory councils are meant, in part, to establish a bridge of communication between...
To better assess whether financial institutions meet the lending needs of communities, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) changed rules governing data collected under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) in 2015. For the first time in September 2019,...
Illinois Stops Suspending Driving Licenses for Unpaid Parking Tickets Governor Pritzker Signs Community-Led Bill, 55,000 to See Relief FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2020 PRESS CONTACTS: Jenna Severson (o) 312-368-0310 (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) CHICAGO, IL – Today Governor Pritzker signed the License to...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 12, 2019 Woodstock Institute Contact : Jenna Severson (jseverson@woodstockinst.org) National Consumer Law Center Contact: Stephen Rouzer (srouzer@nclc.org) Download the full report, state maps and state-specific information: https://www.nclc.org/issues/report-still-no-fresh-start.html Illinois Puts Families at Risk to Feed an...