2021: As Non-CRA-Regulated Mortgage Lending Increases, Black, Latino, and Lower-Income Groups Receive Higher Cost LoansMarch 28, 2023Our March 28 webinar presented findings, plans for the next generation of the Community Lending Fact…More
Lender Backsliding: Increased Loan Disparities in 2020 lunch and learnSeptember 20, 2022Our new analysis found lending disparities grew in the Chicago region in 2020. Overall, we found,…More
Meet our new Data Portal & Fact BookMarch 10, 2022On February 23, Janice Guzon and Horacio Mendez led a presentation highlighting the new capacities of…More
Presentation on 2018 Community Lending Fact BookDecember 7, 2018Presentation on 2018 Community Lending Fact Book December 7, 2018 at the Federal Reserve Bank of…More
FFIEC Consumer Compliance Conference: The Consumer Advocate’s PerspectiveSeptember 8, 2016Formatted FFIEC Slideshow.pdf Present by Dory Rand at FFIEC on September 7th, 2016More
CFPB’s Proposed Regulation of Arbitration Agreements & Consumer Response ResourcesMay 24, 2016Forced_Arbitration_Webinar.pdf Presented by CFPB staff members Nora Rigby and Darian Dorsey.More
Predatory Lending and Small Business Senate HearingJanuary 25, 2016Predatory Lending and Small Business Senate Hearing 1-25-16 FINAL.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan at the Illinois…More
Emerging Issues for the Chicago Housing MarketDecember 2, 2015South Side Builders Association 151202 Mod1.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan at the South Side Builders AssociationMore
Ensuring Fair Housing and Equal Access to CreditNovember 6, 2015Ensuring Fair Housing and Equal Access to Credit 151106.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan at the Housing…More
Webinar: Auto Title Lending In IllinoisNovember 3, 2015Auto Title_Webinar_Slides_FINAL.pdf Presented by Spencer Cowan and our allies at Illinois Asset Building Group, click here…More
Student debt: what’s the problem?January 13, 2015141009_studentloan_iabg_final.pdf Presented by Katie Buitrago at the 2014 Ideas in Motion Illinois Asset Building Group ConferenceMore
For-profit education and student loansApril 7, 2014140314_ncrc_studentloans_buitrago.pdf Presented by Katie Buitrago at the 2014 National Community Reinvestment Coalition conference in Washington, DC.More
Illinois Payday and Installment Loan ReformsDecember 4, 2013131126 CFA Payday_Installment Regs.pdf Presented by Courtney Eccles at the CFA High-Cost Credit and Payday Loan…More
Woodstock Institute Data Portal TrainingSeptember 5, 2013130905_data_portal_training.pdf Presented by Dan Fair on September 5, 2013 at Woodstock Institute’s office.More
Chicago Community Area Real Estate IndicatorsMay 18, 2013Rainbow Push Economic Conditions 130518 Cowan.pdf Presentation by Vice President Spencer Cowan on Chicago area economic…More
Chicago Community Area Real Estate IndicatorsMay 13, 2013Rainbow Push Economic Conditions 130518 Cowan.pdf Presentation by Spencer Cowan on real estate trends on indicators…More
Inequality in Housing, Financial Services and Retirement Security in the Chicago RegionMay 5, 2013KAM slides 130501.pdf Woodstock President Dory Rand presented to the KAM Isaiah Israel on causes of…More
Unequal Opportunity: Disparities in Mortgage Lending to Women in the Chicago RegionMarch 20, 2013Presentation for the 2013 National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference in Washington, D.C. Spencer Cowan presented on…More