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Mapping block-level foreclosures

Available monthly and at the block level for the City of Chicago, this resource provides community stakeholders the information they need to understand the scope of the problem and measure the success of their efforts.

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Foreclosure Fallout: An Analysis of Foreclosure Auctions in the Chicago Region

Huge inventory of foreclosed properties and fewer bidders means lenders on the hook for billions in Chicago region, says new report

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Growing Lower-Income Credit Union Membership

Community organizations lack the resources to establish a new credit union, while credit unions have difficulty penetrating underserved markets.  In these four cases, a strategic partnership helped bridge the gap.

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Foreclosures Impact Chicago's Rental Housing

For many Chicago region households, affordable housing is rental housing. With 35 percent of the foreclosures filed in 2007 affecting multi-family rental units, what can be done to keep these units on the market?

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The Illinois Payday Loan Loophole

Getting a payday loan in Illinois means choosing between one with strong consumer protections and one without.  Read why that choice isn’t nearly as easy as it sounds.

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The Community Reinvestment Act No Smoking Gun
In recent months numerous critics have unfairly blamed the current financial crisis on efforts to increase lower-income homeownership. 

 
Fed puts an end to retroactive rate hikes for credit cards
The Federal Reserve is set to take unprecedented measures to protect consumers from the credit card industry’s worst practices, such as interest rate hikes on existing balances. The final rule, expected to pass today, is the culmination of over two years of debate on how to best protect consumers from the arbitrary interest rate hikes and high fees that have come to characterize the $970 billion industry.
 
EveryBlock Chicago and Woodstock Institute partner to deliver interactive block- level maps of foreclosures and lender-owned, vacant properties
Maps of neighborhood foreclosures and lender-owned, largely vacant properties, based on Woodstock Institute foreclosure data, are now available through EveryBlock, an online resource for block-by-block neighborhood news.
 
Lender Owned Largely Vacant Properties Disproportionately Impact Communities of Color
A new analysis finds that these properties are highly concentrated in African American and Latino communities.
 
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Mapping Foreclosure Filings

Recent Work
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First Half 2008 Foreclosure Figures
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24rd Annual Community Reinvestment Reception
March 26, 2009 (4:00 pm - 6:00 pm)

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Reinvestment Policy and Regulation
Woodstock Institute works to develop policy that levels the financial services playing field and ensures that families have the opportunity to build wealth through fair credit practices.


File Icon Comment letter requesting a public hearing for Republic Bancorp’s application for a charter conversion from a bank holding company to a savings and loan holding company

File Icon Woodstock and the Monsignor John Egan Campaign for Payday Loan Reform Comment on IDFPR Proposed Rules to Close Illinois Title Loan Loophole

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