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Congress Rejects Trump-Era Banking Rule

Rule Threatened to Re-Open the Doors to 200% APR Loans in Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2021 CONTACTS: Brent Adams, badams@woodstockinst.org, 773-844-5544 Jane Doyle, jdoyle@woodstockinst.org, 708-527-7568 CHICAGO: Consumer advocates are applauding Congress’s 218-208 vote today to repeal the...

Black Lives Matter

Today we say to our Black brothers and sisters, we hear you. Black lives matter. Black communities matter. Black futures matter The brutal killing of Black people by police must end – and it must end now. We ask...

Victory on Prepaid Cards

Woodstock supported and commented on the rule throughout CFPB’s drafting process and sent a letter to all Illinois Senators and Congresspeople supporting the rule during its Congressional Review Act challenge in April. Twelve million American households use prepaid cards....