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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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[+] Access to Financial Services

With over 20 million households unbanked and many more under-banked or expensively banked, providing access to basic, affordable financial services is a high priority for bringing lower-income families into the financial mainstream.

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[+] Mortgage Lending Policy and Practice

Years of abusive and deceptive lending practices have pushed the mortgage market to its limit. Despite over a decade of warning signs, high cost, risky loans continue to pile up in predominately lower income and minority communities, driving up foreclosure rates and negatively affecting local property values.

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[+] Practice Innovation

Program evaluation. Case studies. Building partnerships. Woodstock Institute uses its nationally recogized research to document what works in community development finance and develop public policy to make sure it keeps working.

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[+] Analyzing Local Impacts

Woodstock Institute staff provides regular technical assistance to community organizations, media outlets, policy makers, and financial institutions. This assistance includes developing lending analyses, new data sources, program evaluations, and product development.

Event: 'Green Festival Chicago: Banking In The Community'
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Date: Sunday, May 18, 2008 At 01:00:00 PM
Duration: 1 Hour
Location:
Navy Pier 600 E Grand Avenue, Chicago Room 531
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Panel: Banking on the Community

These days there seems to be a bank on every corner, offering various incentives to get your business. Are all banks the same or is it possible to get a checking account that fits your values? Find out why local and community banking is better for our economy and our neighborhoods.


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Why Applied Research?

Between 1993 and 2000, banks regulated under CRA had a higher share of prime loans in their assessment areas than non-CRA regulated lenders.
Recent Work
File Icon The Illinois Payday Loan Loophole

File Icon Paying More for the American Dream - The Subprime Shakeout and Its Impact on Lower-Income and Minority Communities

File Icon 2007 Foreclosure Report

File Icon Debt Detour: The Automobile Title Loan Industry in Illinois

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Current Newsletter
File Icon Woodstock Developments (Fall 2007)

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Upcoming Events
Green Festival Chicago: Banking in the Community
May 18, 2008 (1:00 pm - 2:00 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 Woodstock Institute testimony requesting the Federal Reserve Board to require a public action plan to address problem loans before approving the acquisition of Countrywide Financial by Bank of America

File Icon Comment Letter to the IRS on a Proposed Revision to Taxpayer Privacy Requirements

[+] All Policy and Regulation
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