Advocates Sound Alarm Over Chicago-Based 100% APR Lender Seeking Bank Charter
For Immediate Release: July 30, 2026 Contact: Robert Mayo hello@woodstockinst.org Federal approval would undermine Illinois’s ability…
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Testimony of Woodstock Institute Vice President Tom Feltner to Illinois Commission on the Elimination of Poverty on the wealth stripping effects of tax refund anticipation loans
Comment Letters Opposing OppFi’s Application for a Bank Charter
Woodstock Institute wrote two letters to federal regulators opposing Opportunity Financial’s (“OppFi”) application to acquire BNCCORP…
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Opinion: The Trump administration is undoing the civil rights movement. Illinois can step up.
Woodstock Institute Senior Regulatory Policy Associate Jane Doyle discusses the importance of SB 3777, the Civil…
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