IABG Retirement Savings Presentation 121116 Cowan.pdf Presentation for the 2012 Illinois Asset Building Group Conference. Spencer Cowan presented on sources of retirement income and recent trends, access to employment-based retirement savings plans in Illinois, and policy recommendations.
IABG Negative Equity Presentation 121116 Cowan.pdf Presentation for the 2012 Illinois Asset Building Group Conference. Spencer Cowan presented on foreclosures in the Chicago region, the impacts of negative equity, inherent risks of mortgage finance, and disparate impact on communities...
CFED Conference Negative Equity 120920 Cowan.pdf Presentation for the 2012 CFED National Conference. Spencer Cowan presented on foreclosures in the Chicago region, the impacts of negative equity, inherent risks of mortgage finance, and disparate impact on communities of color.
120627_metropolitanhousing_presentation.pdf Presented by Woodstock president Dory Rand to the Metropolitan Housing Coalition in Louisville, KY. Covers the effect of the housing crisis on Chicago’s communities of color and solutions to the resulting challenges.
120524_suffolk_creditscoresincommunitiesofcolor_feltner_0.pdf Presentation of Tom Feltner, Woodstock Institute vice president at the event entitled “Symposium on Credit Scoring and Credit Reporting” hosted by the National Consumer Law Center and Suffolk Law School on June 6-7, 2012.
cra_modernization_july2010.pdf This presentation is designed to facilitate a discussion with community organizations on the benefits of CRA, and help prepare written comments, oral testimony, or answer questions on why CRA modernization is necessary to their organization’s community investment mission.
smalldollarloanissues_nov2009_feltner.pdf
cfpa_sept2009_feltner.pdf Presentation made during three Consumer financial Protection Agency roundtable discussions held in Aurora, Palatine, and Chicago Illinois.
Chicago 5 Year Housing Plan Presentation_42008_gsmith.pdf Geoff Smith Presentation on mortgage lending and foreclosure patterns in Chicago neighborhoods at City of Chicago Department of Housing’s 5 Year Plan advisory group meeting.
10thDistrictForeclosures_March2008_tfeltner.pdf Tom Feltner Presentation made to the 10th Congressional District Mortgage Roundtable detailing high risk lending and foreclosure patterns in North Cook and Lake counties.