Woodstock Institute joined a coalition letter led by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) urging the FDIC to downgrade the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) exam rating for TAB Bank. TAB Bank, based in Utah and regulated by the FDIC,...
Woodstock Institute signed on to a coalition letter in support of the Close the ILC Loophole Act (HR 5912) introduced by Rep. Chuy García (IL-04). Industrial loan corporations (ILCs) operate under a special exemption in federal law that permits...
A new report describes how TAB Bank helps predatory lender EasyPay make high-interest puppy loans. Woodstock Institute is teaming up with national consumer and animal welfare advocates to launch a campaign to stop TAB Bank from helping EasyPay gouge...
"Consumer advocates suspect Opportunity Financial, or OppFi, is fighting back against the limit of 36% on loan interest, but the company isn’t discussing its lobbying aims."
Woodstock Institute joined a coalition letter with other national consumer advocacy groups urging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to stop permitting its supervised institutions to front for predatory lenders evading state interest rate laws.
Letter Identifies Six Out-of-State “Rogue Banks” that Enable Predatory Lenders to charge 100%+ Interest in States with Rate Caps