Quick tax return loans costly (Chicago Sun-Times)

Woodstock staff take on new roles

$500 Loan Leads Retiree to Bankruptcy (AARP Bulletin)

U.S. mortgage aid funds moving slowly (Baltimore Sun)

Foreclosures aren’t fading in 2010 (Chicago Sun-Times)

Vernon Hills, Mundelein foreclosure rates spike (TribLocal Mundelein)

Reasonable rates for payday installment loans

Tracking the Progress of Federal Loan Modifications: November

Group Urges Staying Clear of Payday Loans (WGIL-14 Galesburg)

Banking Lobbyists Thank Bean For Her Efforts (Progress Illinois)

Foreclosure policy conference highlights diverse approaches to crisis

Foreclosures Plague African-American Neighborhoods (CBS 2 Chicago)

Illinois third-highest state in foreclosure filings (Chicago Sun-Times)

Experts: Lack of regulation spurred foreclosures (Times of Northwest Indiana)

New tax time initiative makes saving easier

As Expected, Bean’s CFPA Amendment Resurfaces (Progress Illinois)

Grass is always greener for man living in Chicago Lawn ghost town (Medill Reports)

A call to save community banking (Wednesday Journal)

Foreclosures creeping out to suburbs at record rate (Medill Reports)

Saver’s Credit bill would improve retirement security for lower-wealth families