PLPA Economic Impact & Job Creation
How the Predatory Loan Prevention Act in Illinois benefits communities and increases equity.
Woodstock plans two new Fact Books in 2021
Coming in 2021, two new Fact Books: one features 2020 Dodd-Frank Data, the other will aggregate the data from 34 years of Fact Book data to analyze long-term trends Fact Books, A Valuable Resource Woodstock Institute’s Community Lending Fact...
2019 Fact Book
The Chicago area 2019 Community Lending Fact Book identifies local mortgage and small business lending trends in the City of Chicago, Chicago’s 77 community areas, and the seven-county region of Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties....
Policy Analysis: OCC 2020 CRA Rule
How Communities Would Be Impacted by New Federal Banking Rules: Final Analysis In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued new rules to determine how banks are regulated under the Community Reinvestment Act...
Policy Analysis: How Communities Would Be Impacted by New Federal Banking Rules
How Communities Would Be Impacted by New Federal Banking Rules: Preliminary Analysis In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued new rules to determine how banks are regulated under the...
FACT SHEET: Changing the Community Reinvestment Act, What’s At Stake?
Federal Banking Regulators Proposed Changes to the Community Reinvestment Act. Here’s what’s at stake.
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending In Illinois
This report finds businesses in low- and moderate-income and communities of color received fewer loans from banks than businesses in higher-income and predominantly white areas across Illinois. The report, which examines and compares lending reported by banks under...
Mapping Older Adult Banking Vulnerabilities in the Chicago Region
The following interactive maps correspond to the data visualizations in Woodstock Institute's report, Digitally Divided: Older Adult Banking Vulnerabilities in the Chicago Region and are intended to serve as context for financial institutions, policymakers, community investment advocates, and agencies...
Digitally Divided: Older Adult Banking Vulnerabilities in the Chicago Region
Digitally Divided: Older Adult Banking Vulnerabilities in the Chicago Region April 17, 2019 Lauren Nolan This report reveals neighborhoods at highest risk of being left out of mainstream financial services, and offers solutions for financial institutions and policymakers. This...
Presentation on 2018 Community Lending Fact Book
Presentation on 2018 Community Lending Fact Book December 7, 2018 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Lauren Nolan