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Woodstock Institute joins 90 other non-profits in defending the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is currently the target of litigation that threatens to unravel the entire agency. Woodstock Institute is joining 90 other state and local nonprofits in signing onto an amicus brief defending the CFPB from this...

May 19, 2023 at 2:17 pm read more
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Ted Wysocki served as founding editor of DISCLOSURE, a community organizing newsletter that among other things charted the rise of the anti-redlining movement nationwide. The 1980 cover pictured above highlights Gale Cincotta and Paul Volcker at a protest around high-interest rates in front of the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.

Celebrating 50: ‘déja vu all over again’ with rising inflation, soaring interest rates & failing banks, writes reinvestment leader Ted Wysocki

In honor of our 50th anniversary, we invited longtime community reinvestment leader Ted Wysocki to share some thoughts on the theme of looking back to think about the future. As Ted notes, his career in the community reinvestment field dates back to working with Gale Cincotta...

April 17, 2023 at 12:59 am read more
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Income Share Agreements: Students Beware

Woodstock Institute and other consumer advocates are opposed to HB 1519, a bill backed by the Income Share Agreement (ISA) industry that would codify some of the industry’s worst practices — practices that saddle graduates with a mountain of...

April 13, 2023 at 3:47 pm read more
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IL General Assembly Subject Matter Hearing on HB 3064 (TILA) Testimony by Brent Adams

Brent Adams testified on March 28 at the Subject Matter Hearing: HB 3064 (Huynh) - Small Business TILA Illinois House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Institutions & Licensing.

March 30, 2023 at 4:12 pm read more
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2021: As Non-CRA-Regulated Mortgage Lending Increases, Black, Latino, and Lower-Income Groups Receive Higher Cost Loans

Our March 28 webinar presented findings, plans for the next generation of the Community Lending Fact Book & Data Portal, and highlights from article 1 of our new series on reframing the racial wealth gap, a look at...

March 28, 2023 at 6:57 pm read more
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2021 data show increase in banked households & growth in mobile banking

This fact sheet highlights that across the nation, the rate of banked households has grown since 2019, according to the latest biennial FDIC survey data release.

February 7, 2023 at 9:23 pm read more
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Illinois CRA Comment Letter

Considering the absence of race in this NPR, it would seem that there is a disconnect between the legislative intent of the IL-CRA and the law’s proposed implementation and enforcement.

January 31, 2023 at 9:24 am read more
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Violating Your Way to an Outstanding CRA Rating

Federal laws that were supposed to help bank regulators overcome racial discrimination didn't work, Cal Bradford shows in this article

January 21, 2023 at 9:12 am read more
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Pawn Loans and the Wealth Gap in Illinois

Households that do not have a bank account are nearly five times as likely to be pawnshop borrowers as households with a bank account. Over 80% of pawnshop loan borrowers are unbanked, which is one reason consumers turn to...

January 9, 2023 at 11:02 pm read more
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Alternatives to High-Cost Loans and Policy Solutions to Expand Affordable Options Report co-published with CFA

We're proud to work with Consumer Federation of America to publish this report detailing alternatives to high cost loans and policy solutions to expand affordable options.

December 20, 2022 at 7:26 pm read more
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