The Lending Equity Ordinance will support more equitable investment in Chicago communities by banks
Woodstock and fellow Chicago affordable housing advocates have been working with Housing Committee Chairman Harry Osterman…
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Comment Letter to NPRM to raise HMDA reporting threshold
Woodstock Institute’s Comment Letter on NPRM to raise HMDA reporting threshold
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Woodstock Institute’s Housing Accessibility/Aging in Place Comments on Chicago 5-year Housing Plan What key…
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Lessons Learned from the Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program
Lessons Learned from the Circuit Court of Cook County Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program This report…
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A Strong First Step
Despite the fact that the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the organization that held mortgages on about…
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A Step in the Right Direction: Chicago’s Expansion of Vacant Building Registrations
Comparing the Chicago vacant building dataset with HUD/USPS data shows substantial differences in the number of…
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Data Anecdotes: Home Mortgage Lending in 2014
The Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule went into effect January 10, 2014, and appears to have impacted…
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New Bank of America Product Represents an Interesting Mortgage Development
Bank of America is announcing a new mortgage that will allow potential home buyers with income…
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Data Anecdotes: Foreclosure filings and auctions, 2015 in review
Despite the overall decrease, nearly a quarter of the 77 Chicago Community Areas recorded increases in…
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Emerging Issues for the Chicago Housing Market
South Side Builders Association 151202 Mod1.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan at the South Side Builders Association
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Ensuring Fair Housing and Equal Access to Credit
Ensuring Fair Housing and Equal Access to Credit 151106.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan at the Housing…
MoreIllinois legislature passes bill that protects consumers from reverse mortgage fraud
State Senator Jaqueline Collins and Representative Arthur Turner sponsored SB1440 because, as more seniors are applying…
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Fact Sheet: Female Mortgage Applicants Less Likely to Receive Mortgages than Male Applicants
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Download the report RSVP for 6/19 forum on barriers to asset-building for women “Homeownership is one of…
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Her Longer Road Home: Disparities in Mortgage Lending to Women in the Chicago Region
Download: Her Longer Road Home: Disparities in Mortgage Lending to Women in the Chicago Region The study…
MoreGuest Post: VantageScore Could Expand Mortgage Lending to Low- and Moderate-income Consumers
For many creditworthy low- and moderate-income consumers, it’s a challenge just to get a car loan,…
MoreDoes It Matter Whose Name Is First When Applying for a Mortgage? (The Nest)
You might wonder whether a mortgage lender places more weight on one applicant’s financial profile than…
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Foreclosure Archives (2006 – 2014)
In the wake of the 2008 foreclosure crisis, Woodstock published quarterly reports on foreclosure filings and…
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