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2026

Windy City Times: Illinois human-rights protections strengthened by newly-signed bipartisan legislation
08/14/2026

Next City: Trump’s Proposed Reinvestment Rules Would Undermine New Housing Law
08/03/2026

Payments Dive: Capital One provides Discover community investment update
07/30/2026

WTTW: Bipartisan Housing Bill Still Awaits Trump’s Signature. Here’s What the Bill Would Do
07/06/2026

Payments Dive: BNPL groups ‘neutral’ on Illinois bill
06/23/2026

American Banker: Industry and consumer groups pan Illinois’ potential BNPL law
06/17/2026

American Banker: New capital proposals set the banking industry on a dangerous course [op-ed]
06/11/2026

Crain’s Chicago Business: The Trump administration is undoing the civil rights movement. Illinois can step up. [op-ed]
05/27/2026

WVON: The Woodstock Report Spring 2026
02/04/2026 – 05/27/2026

WCIA: Illinois bill would require APR disclosure for small business loans
03/25/2026

WTAX: Transparency in lending to small businesses
03/24/2026

Capitol City Now: Advocates push “APR for All”
03/25/2026

Chicago Tribune: EWA no payday loan (Letter to the editor)
03/23/2026

NPR (The 21st Show): The push for transparency in small business loans
03/18/2026

HousingWire: Judge rejects bid to cut CFPB funding
03/16/2026

Banking Dive: CFPB again told it must request funds from Fed
03/16/2026

American Banker: Federal court rules against CFPB in funding lawsuit
03/15/2026

The Hill: Judge rules Trump administration unlawfully refused to request CFPB funding
03/13/2026

Banking Dive: OCC’s proposed threshold change divides bank trade groups
03/04/2026

Capitol Fax: It’s just a bill (“The Coalition for Small Business Loan Transparency”)
02/24/2026

American Banker: Credit unions warm up to small-dollar loans, challenging EWA
02/17/2026

WTAX-AM: Small Business Lending Transparency
01/26/2026

WAND TV News: Advocates call for IL small business loan transparency plan
01/23/2026

Capitol Fax: It’s just a bill (The Coalition for Small Business Lending Transparency)
01/21/2026

WTTW: Trump Calls for 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates. What It Could Mean for Consumers
01/20/2026

Chicago Sun-Times: Financing for home repairs ‘out of reach’ (Letter to the editor)
01/17/2026

ABA Banking Journal: Nonprofit organizations sue CFPB over alleged attempts to defund itself
01/05/2026

Consumer Finance Monitor: Former Senator Dodd, Representative Frank and current Democratic Members of Congress ask Court to reject Trump Administration’s summary interpretation of CFPB funding mechanism
12/18/2025

HousingWire: Consumer coalition challenges CFPB funding cuts in court
12/17/2025

ICLG: US nonprofits sue CFPB over ‘self-imposed’ funding freeze
12/12/2025

JD Supra: Nonprofits Sue to Force CFPB to Accept Funding from the Federal Reserve
12/11/2025

Consumer Finance Monitor: Three non-profit organizations represented by Public Citizen Litigation group open up new front in war against the CFPB
12/11/2025

Payments Dive: CFPB budget becomes court fight
12/10/2025

American Banker: Bank regulation is in chaos, and ‘paperwork reduction’ won’t fix that [op-ed]
12/09/2025

Crain’s Chicago Business: Public banks are an old idea gaining new currency
12/09/2025

Crain’s Chicago Business: Commentary: Helping employees opt out of the predatory lending industry is good business [op-ed]
12/09/2025

The American Prospect: Making Banking Supervision Suck Again
10/31/2025

Capital One: Capital One, Capital One Foundation, and Lever for Change Announce $25M Open Call to Expand Pathways to Homeownership
10/29/2025

American Banker: What does the OCC think ‘debanking’ has to do with the CRA? (letter to the editor)
09/22/2025

National Mortgage Professional: ‘Safe Havens For Financial Predators’
09/16/2025

Chicago Tribune: Over objections, Gov. JB Pritzker vetoes nonprofit investment bill, citing extremism concerns
08/19/2025

Anchorage Daily News: Opinion: Predatory lending in disguise — the truth about payday loans in Alaska
08/16/2025

Capitol Fax: Frerichs calls Pritzker veto ‘misguided’
08/15/2025

Payments Dive: Capital One delivers few details on $265B community plan
07/29/2025

WVON: Interview regarding Section 1071 and small business lending
05/23/2025

American Banker: We should accelerate the adoption of open banking in the US [op-ed]
05/14/2025

AP: How to avoid credit card late fees after a court threw out a proposed cap
04/28/2025

Capitol Fax: Consumer advocates send letter to Governor Pritzker identifying pros and cons of HB779
03/07/2024

Stateline: States look at shoring up consumer protections as Trump hobbles federal watchdog
03/03/2025

American Banker: Great wage divide: How earned wage access sparks controversy
02/27/2025

South Side Weekly: Public Meetings Report
02/27/2025

The Center Square: Poll shows consumer support Illinois’ 36% loan rate cap law
02/25/2025

Crain’s Chicago Business: Can Illinois set up its own CFPB? This lawmaker wants to try.
02/21/2025

WBEZ: What would dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau mean for Illinois?
02/18/2025

WVON: Interview regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
02/14/2025

The Daily Line: With the future Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in question, advocates warn of negative impacts on Illinois consumers
02/12/2025

City Bureau Newswire: Banking on investment
02/12/2025

Capitol Fax: Afternoon roundup (Illinois Appellate Court Upholds Another Evasion of State Interest Rate Cap)
02/06/2025

WGN Radio Outside the Loop: Predatory Lending’s Impact (starts at 26:30)
11/16/2024

Newsbreak: Illinois AG Investigates Complaints on OppFi Loans
10/31/2024

Newsbreak: Advocacy Group Demands Legal Action against OppFi’s Illegal Loans
10/29/2024

Chicago Tribune: Brent E. Adams: Proposed federal rule targeting the earned-wage access industry would only hurt consumers (opinion)
9/12/2024

Banker & Tradesman: Advocate: Mass. Banks, CUs Have Growth Opportunity in Gateway Cities
8/4/2024

WCVB: Mortgage Lending Matters report
7/25/2024

Boston Globe: Mass. makes progress on racial homeownership gap, study says, but disparities persist
7/25/2024

Banking Exchange: Capital One Commits $286bn to Underserved Communities
7/22/2024

AP: Capital One offers $265B benefit plan to appease regulators for its planned purchase of Discover
7/19/2024

Chicago Tribune: Capital One to keep Chatham call center open and expand to 1,000 employees as part of proposed $35B Discover acquisition (Syndicated on Yahoo Finance)
7/19/24

American Banker: Discover ties up loose ends ahead of Capital One acquisition
7/18/2024

WVON: “The Woodstock Report”
4/10/24 – 6/21/24

Chicago Sun-Times: Bill calling for interest rate disclosures on small business loans dies in Illinois House
5/23/24

The Center Square: Measure creating ‘Small Business Truth in Lending Act’ heads to Illinois House
5/3/24

Capitol News Illinois: Illinois Senate advances elections bill, measure targeting ‘predatory’ lending
5/3/2024

Capitol News Illinois: After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
5/1/2024

Block Club Chicago: Only Half Of Black Seniors Approved For Home Repair Or Refinance Loans To Age In Place
4/23/2024

Chicago Sun-Times: Fewer Illinois residents using payday lenders after state capped interest rates
3/15/2024

Chicago Tribune: We must stop predatory ‘rent-a-bank’ lending in Illinois
3/5/2024

Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois targets car insurance rate discrimination
3/1/2024

The Center Square: Legislation aims to correct small business loan disparities
3/1/2024

Austin City News: These community leaders hope to tackle lending inequity
2/16/2024

WTTW: The “Right” Time to Buy: Factors Delaying First Time Home Purchase
1/18/2024

The Center Square: Nonprofit lauds impact of Illinois’ Predatory Loan Prevention Act
1/23/2024

Crain’s Chicago Business: This is Both a Symptom and a Cause of the Black Wealth Gap
12/13/2023

Forbes: Taking ‘Junk Fees’ Out With The Trash: Following California’s Lead
10/27/2023

Crain’s Chicago Business: The Rocky Path for Black and Latino Homebuyers in Chicago
10/18/2023

The Daily Item: Lynn sees racial disparities in homeownership rates
10/02/2023

Chicago Reader: Lose Your Car, but Keep the Debt
9/15/2023

Wall Street Journal: Too Many Vacant Lots, Not Enough Housing: The U.S. Real-Estate Puzzle
8/17/2023

KSDK News: Pawn Shops Exploiting Loophole in Illinois Law to Trap Desperate Borrowers in a Debt Spiral
8/16/2023

The Chicago Crusader: Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs launches universal ‘First Steps’ college savings program
8/02/2023

WBUR: Mortgage Lending Matters report and Fact Book
6/29/2023

Dorchester Reporter: Study gives fair look at housing loan gap
6/29/2023

WCVB: New report shows progress in homeowner equity in Massachusetts 
6/28/2023

Boston Globe: More Black and Latino homeowners in Greater Boston, but racial homeownership gap remains stark
6/28/2023

Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois must hold pawnbrokers accountable for high interest loans to military
6/26/2023

The American Banker: OCC sets the stage for forthcoming ‘trust in banking’ survey
6/8/2023

WCVB: New data shows mortgage lending in Massachusetts may be disadvantaging buyers of color
5/22/2023

The Center Square: Bill would make Illinois first state to give the Income Share Agreement industry its own law
4/27/2023

Chicago Sun-Times: Stop pawnbrokers from charging predatory interest rates of 240% on loans
4/3/2023

Shelterforce: NCRC Claims KeyBank Broke Promises, Failed Black Homeowners
3/16/2023

American Banker ‘BankThink’: The CFPB is right in trying to expand the definition of discrimination
2/23/2023

Protocol: Lendtable helps people max out their 401(k)s. So what’s the catch?
12/16/2021

Black Enterprise: High-interest Loans Particularly Focus on Black Neighborhoods in Chicago
12/2/2021

Chicago Sun-Times: High-interest loans in Chicago target Black neighborhoods
11/30/2021

WVON: WeProsper financial education campaign
9/15/2021 – 11/10/2021

Evanston Now: State law causing payday loan stores to close
11/5/2021

Crain’s Chicago Business: First Midwest buyer accused of home-lending discrimination as Fed mulls approval
10/21/2021

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Nicklaus: Jefferson Bank finds itself in another fight, this time over buyer’s lending practices
10/21/2021

St. Louis Business Journal: Consumer groups cite minority lending in opposition to merger of First Mid Bancshares, St. Louis-based parent of Jefferson Bank and Trust
10/29/2021

Chicago Tribune: An urgent task for City Hall. Tackle the lending gap that holds back the South, West sides.
9/24/2021

NextCity: Chicago Finally Getting Serious About Where It Deposits City Cash
9/15/2021

WBEZ: How Chicago’s City Council Aims to Push Banks to Lend Fairly
9/15/2021

Consumer Reports: New Lending Law Could Protect Car Buyers From High Fees
7/23/2021

The Public’s Radio: As some states clamp down, Rhode Island still embraces payday lending with the equivalent of a triple-digit interest rate
7/1/2021

NextCity: Illinois Will Now Grade Credit Unions and Mortgage Companies on Their Commitment to Fair Lending
5/12/2021

Chicago Sun-Times: Some working Illinois families get a temporary $15 million break
3/16/2021

Wall Street Journal letters: Equality Goes With Freedom, Equity Doesn’t
3/11/2021

Chicago Tonight: The Pros and Pitfalls of an Increasingly Cashless Society
3/10/2021

WTTW: This Legislation Could End Illinois’ Payday Loan Industry
3/9/2021

Texas Tribune Pro-Publica Report: CFPB Probing Oportun
3/8/2021

Chicago Sun-Times: Illinois should cap interest rates on payday loans at 36%
3/7/2021

WBEZ: Banks Snub Chicago Aldermen On Equitable Mortgage Lending
2/28/2021

Chicago Tribune: Measure would protect Illinoisans from predatory loan costs
2/26/2021

Chicago Reader: Predatory lenders want Pritzker to veto a limit on triple digit interest rates
2/17/2021

Chicago Catholic: Groups urging governor to sign bill on payday loan protections
2/17/2021

Chicago Tonight: Should the Federal Government Cancel Student Loan Debt?
2/16/2021

CNBC: Payday loans can have interest rates over 600%—here’s the typical rate in every U.S. state
2/16/2021

Journal-Standard: Progressive and conservative legislators unite against exploitative loans
2/6/2021

Pedro Noda: High Interest Rates and Why We Need SB 1792
2/6/2021

Capitol News Illinois: Legislation ranges from payday loans to lead water pipes
1/12/2021

American Banker: Oportun’s bid for bank charter meets resistance
12/30/2020

WBEZ: Chicago City Council Approves Modest First Reforms On Ticketing And Debt
11/15/2018

ProPublica Illinois: Chicago City Council Approves Modest First Reforms on Ticketing and Debt
11/15/2018

ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ: Chicago City Clerk Calls for Reforms of Vehicle Sticker Program
10/23/2018

The New Yorker: What the Trial of Laquan McDonald’s Killer Means for the Future of Chicago
9/11/2018

S&P Global Market Intelligence: Payment Fintechs Leave Their Mark On Small Business Lending
8/28/2018

Chicago Tribune: On city sticker fees and fines, mayoral candidates blast Emanuel’s policies
8/24/2018

ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ: What’s the City of Chicago Doing About Its Problem With Duplicate Sticker Tickets?
8/9/2018

Chicago Reporter: Chicago’s predatory tickets and fines exploit low-income drivers for revenue
8/2/2018

ProPublica Illinois, WBEZ: Three City Sticker Tickets on the Same Car in 90 Minutes?
7/27/2018

The Root: If You Live in One of Chicago’s Black Neighborhoods, Stop Reading This and Go Check on Your Car
7/10/2018

Daily Herald: How Illinois retirement program works (and is it a good idea?)
7/8/2018

American Banker: Debt-collection fix aimed at new target: Local government
7/5/2018

Crain’s Chicago Business: The latest bank to take ‘usual suspects’ approach to serving low-income Chicago
6/29/2018

Chicago Sun-Times: City urged to go easy on scofflaws after study shows minorities bear the brunt
6/22/2018

Crain’s Detroit Business: DEGC financial summit targets small businesses in Detroit
5/15/2018

Chicago Tribune: How Bank of America and Illinois are cashing in by squeezing the poor
2/6/2018

Chicago Tribune: Bank of America ends free checking option, causing customer uproar
1/23/2018

Wall Street Journal: Inside J.P. Morgan’s Deal With On Deck Capital
12/30/2015

Illinois Extension: What’s the Total Cost of that Loan?
12/21/2015

The New York Times: Maybe You’ll Be Able to Retire After All
11/23/2015

Expert Mortgage Assistance: Recent Research Asks Whether Lenders Discriminate by Gender
7/31/2015

Credit Union Times: NCUA Tapped to Investigate Predatory Student Loans
7/30/2015

Politico: Obama pushes for-profit colleges to the brink
7/1/2015

Mortgage Professional America: Are lenders discriminating against women?
6/29/2015

Chicagoist: Chicago Women May Have A Harder Time Getting Approved For A Mortgage Than Men
6/22/2015

Wealth Management: Daughters of Working Moms More Successful Professionally
6/18/2015

National Mortgage Professional: Is Gender Discrimination in Lending Rampant in Chicago?
6/19/2015

The Daily Herald: After several no-shows, sheriff works on budget with Kane Co. board members
5/14/2015

Austin Talks: Volunteers help Austin residents repair their houses
5/7/2015

Governing: Are Predatory Business Loans the Next Credit Crisis?
4/27/2015

South Side Weekly: Vacant and Abandoned
4/14/2015

The Hill: A city divided: Why Rahm Emanuel is fighting for his political life
4/2/2015

The Nest: Does It Matter Whose Name Is First When Applying for a Mortgage?
3/10/2015

The Washington Times: The Woman’s Tax: Haircuts, deodorant, cars more expensive for females
2/10/2015

KOMU 8: The Woman Tax: Where gender discrimination hits the wallet
2/9/2015

Financial Advisor: FSI Opposes Some State-Sponsored IRAs
1/21/2015

Chicago Magazine: Illinois Gets the Nation’s First Automatic Retirement Program
1/6/2015

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