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Truth in Lending Small Business Reform

Woodstock Institute Vice President for Policy and Communication Brent Adams wrote recently to U.S. Rep. Sean Casten and the other members of the Illinois Congressional delegation on the House Financial Services Committee to urge them to co-sponsor H.R. 6054...

September 19, 2022 at 8:11 pm read more

Read our comments on Federal CRA reform proposal

The FDIC released proposed rules for an interagency Community Reinvestment Act reform process today. The long-awaited proposal represents the most recent of many stalled efforts to update this anti-redlining law. 

August 8, 2022 at 3:44 pm read more
Community Lending Fact Book 2020 Edition

Refis up in 2020: Highlights from Community Lending Fact Book 2020 Data Edition

Each year we analyze home and small business lending data for Chicago and the metro region and share it on our Data Portal. In 2020, we found that lending disparities grew in the Chicago region, while overall loan volume...

August 1, 2022 at 8:49 am read more
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Illinois’ successes highlighted at Washington, DC conferences

photo above: Sr VP Policy and Communications Brent Adams, 3rd from left and Policy Associate Jane Doyle, far right, participated in Consumer Federation of America’s Consumer Assembly June 15. They and CEO Horacio Mendez also attended NCRC’s Just Economy...

July 20, 2022 at 12:40 am read more
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Bank / Community Benefits Agreements – Game Changer or Consolation Prize?

Join banking, regulatory, legal, fair housing, advocacy and policy experts for a conversation on the community-lender discussions spurred by CRA requirements around mergers and the agreements that often come from these conversations.

May 19, 2022 at 1:13 pm read more
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WeProsper IL coalition launches media campaign to reach more consumers where they are

We’ve launched a 3-month campaign that leverages multiple media streams to direct consumers to the resources available at WeProsperIL.org, prompting them to share their story and inviting them to join the advocacy network. 

April 25, 2022 at 9:29 pm read more
We believe in Democratizing Data

Meet our new Data Portal & Fact Book

On February 23, Janice Guzon and Horacio Mendez led a presentation highlighting the new capacities of our online data portal.

March 10, 2022 at 11:59 am read more
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Latino legislative & community leaders discuss predatory lending in Illinois and nationally

Raul Raymundo and TRP’s Director of Financial Wellness Lizette Carretero joined U.S. Rep. Chuy García, D-Ill. and the Woodstock Institute team in briefing 50 Latino legislative and community leaders Monday about prospects for a national 36% APR cap, affordable...

January 25, 2022 at 12:44 pm read more
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Regulators must raise standards to root out lending inequities, First Mid win shows

We and St. Louis Equal Housing and Community Reinvestment Alliance have completed a Community Benefits Agreement with First Mid - as SLEHCRA recently announced -- that addresses our concerns. But the sale points to a major outstanding issue: if...

January 24, 2022 at 10:58 am read more
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The PLPA’s 36% rate cap is working – and the data proves it

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...

January 11, 2022 at 4:33 pm read more
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