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Presentations
Presentations made by Woodstock Institute staff, including conference presentations and presentations made to nonprofits and policymakers.

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Marva Williams

This presentation, presented at the 2006 CFED conference, presents findings from a recent Woodstock Institute/NCRC report framing consumer and home mortgage debt as a dangerous threat to asset preservation.  It also examines the Consumer Rescue Fund, an innovative program administered by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) that employs several strategies that enable consumers to preserve home ownership in the face of foreclosure by high cost lenders.
Tom Feltner and Spencer Cowan are joined by Liza Caton of the Northwest Side Housing Center to discuss the growing percentage of conventional and FHA foreclosures, and foreclosures among longer-tenured homeowners in the Chicago region.
Tom Feltner and Spencer Cowan of Woodstock Institute are joined by Lucy Mullany of the Illinois Asset Building Group to discuss the housing and wealth creation implications of concentrated negative equity in the Chicago region communities of color.

In this briefing, Research and Project Associate Sarah Duda discusses foreclosure trends in the first half of 2011. Policy and Communications Associate Katie Buitrago discusses policy recommendations related to longer foreclosure process times.

Senior Vice President Geoff Smith discusses the findings and recommendations of "Paying More for the American Dream V: The Persistence and Evolution of the Dual Mortgage Market."
Senior Vice President Geoff Smith and the Chicago Reporter's Megan Cottrell discusses the findings and recommendations of "Paying More for the American Dream V: The Persistence and Evolution of the Dual Mortgage Market."
Presentation made to the Neighborhood Funders Group as part of their 2005 conference Diverse Voices, Values, and Traditions: Philanthropy in the 21st Century.The presentation includes information the unbanked immigrant community, the use of remmitances, and the opportunities to engage the immigrant community in the financial mainstream.

Presentation made during three Consumer financial Protection Agency roundtable discussions held in Aurora, Palatine, and Chicago Illinois.
Tom Feltner

Presentation made as part of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's September 2005 conference Meeting the Need:  Affordable, Responsible Short-Term Credit.  Drawing from several recent Woodstock research publications, the presentation shows the high costs associated with traditional payday lending, "bounce" protection, and credit cards.
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