Policy Brief: Access to Employment-Based Retirement Savings in Illinois
autoIRA_policybrief_april2012_0.pdf
Fact Sheet: Negative Equity in Communities of Color in the Chicago Six County Region
stayingafloat_policybrief_mar2012_0.pdf
Fact Sheet: Capital One Application to Acquire ING Direct
woodstock_sept2011_capitalone_ing_talkingpoints_0.pdf
Policy Brief: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Authorities Without a Director
110823_factsheet_cfpbpowersfinal_0.pdf
White Paper on Fostering Opportunity: The Impacts of Changes in Housing Finance on Access to Credit and Housing Choices
fosteringopportunity_whitepaper_june2011_0.pdf
Policy Brief: Bridging the Gap II: Examining Trends and Patterns of Personal Bankruptcy in Cook County’s Communities of Color
bridgingthegapII_may2011_smithduda.pdf Additionally, bankruptcy filers in African-American communities are more than twice as likely as filers in predominantly white communities to choose Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Read more here
Policy Brief: Troubled Foreclosed Properties and Servicer Accountability in Chicago
This policy brief summarizes the findings of “Left Behind: Troubled Foreclosed Properties and Servicer Accountability in Chicago.” It describes troubled foreclosed properties, highlights key findings, and summarizes the policy recommendations in the report.