Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending SeriesAugust 6, 2019Woodstock Institute’s Patterns of Disparity research series examines bank lending to businesses in localities across the…More
RELEASE: Banks Lend to Wealthier, Whiter, and Urban Illinois Communities While Rural, Lower-Income, and Minority Areas StruggleAugust 6, 2019Banks Lend to Wealthier, Whiter, and Urban Illinois Communities While Rural, Lower-Income, and Minority Areas Struggle…More
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending In IllinoisAugust 6, 2019Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending In Illinois August 6, 2019 Lauren Nolan and Brent…More
Woodstock Comment Letter Re: California Small Business Loan Disclosure LawJanuary 23, 2019 Comment Letter on California Small Business Loan Disclosure Law, SB 1235 January 22, 2019More
The World Turned Upside DownMay 4, 2018The famous lyrics from Hamilton: An American Musical, “the world turned upside down,” are an apt…More
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Fresno and Minneapolis-St. Paul RegionsNovember 2, 2017Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Fresno and Minneapolis- St. Paul The report examines…More
Small Business Collaborative Letter Response to CFPB RFI re 1071September 14, 2017SB Collaborative Response to CFPB RFI re 1071More
Sample Regulatory Comment on CFPB Small Business Lending Data CollectionSeptember 11, 2017Small businesses are a pillar of the U.S. economy. They employ nearly half of all of…More
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in the Detroit and Richmond RegionsAugust 9, 2017Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Detroit and Richmond This report examines bank lending…More
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in the Buffalo and New Brunswick RegionsApril 19, 2017Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in the Buffalo and New Brunswick Regions Part of…More
Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in the Chicago and Los Angeles-San Diego RegionsJanuary 23, 2017Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in the Chicago and Los Angeles – San Diego Regions…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
Fostering a small business climate and improving access to capital, for AccionApril 25, 201620160420 Accion Chicago Small Business Presentation Final.pdf Presented by Dory Rand and Spencer Cowan at an…More
Fostering a Small Business Climate and Improving Access to CapitalApril 7, 201620160318 Dory Rand NCRC.pdf Presented by Dory Rand at the 2016 National Community Reinvestment Coalition conference…More
Small Business Lending and CRA Issues TrendingApril 7, 2016Woodstock was pleased to lead a large and diverse delegation of NCRC members and nonprofit leaders…More
With the rise of predatory small business lenders, Woodstock Institute calls for stronger regulationsJanuary 29, 2016Last year, Woodstock worked closely with the Responsible Business Lending Coalition to develop a Small Business…More
Testimony of Spencer Cowan at the financial institutions hearing on predatory lending and small businessesJanuary 25, 2016Small Businesses and Lack of Access to Capital Testimony Final 160125.pdf Testimony of Spencer Cowan before the…More