Regions Bank downgraded by feds, rated ‘needs to improve’

Tribune Letter to the Editor

Illinois Retirement Savings Program Could Benefit 1.2 Million Workers (Progress Illinois)

Inside J.P. Morgan’s Deal With On Deck Capital (Wall Street Journal)

What’s the Total Cost of that Loan? (Extension)

Maybe You’ll Be Able to Retire After All (The New York Times)

With Average APRs Over 200%, Illinois Consumer Advocates Call For Restrictions On Risky Car Title Loans (Progress Illinois)

Recent Research Asks Whether Lenders Discriminate by Gender (Expert Mortgage Assistance)

Barack Obama pushes for-profit colleges to the brink (Politico)

Are lenders discriminating against women? (Mortgage Professional America)

Is Gender Discrimination in Lending Rampant in Chicago? (National Mortgage Professional Magazine)

Chicago Women May Have A Harder Time Getting Approved For A Mortgage Than Men (Chicagoist)

Daughters of Working Moms More Successful Professionally (WealthManagement.com)

Women far less likely to be approved for mortgage in Chicago area (Chicago Tribune)

Consumer Protection Agency Probing Student Loan Services; Researchers Analyze Borrowing At For-Profit Colleges (Progress Illinois)

Vacant and Abandoned (South Side Weekly)

Automatic for the People (The Weekly Wonk)

A city divided: Why Rahm Emanuel is fighting for his political life (The Hill)

New rules proposed for payday loans (CreditCard.com)

Rev. Jesse Jackson responds to Jackie Robinson West decision, will host community rally for the team (Chicago Now)