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Bibliography: Alternative Depository Institutions
August 18, 2004
Marva Williams and Tim Westrich

This bibliography contains complete citations for research and resources related to alternative depository institutions including: community development banks, community development credit unions, low income credit unions and mainstream credit unions.
Regulating Payday Loans - How Does The Illinois Payday Loan Reform Act Compare to Other States
February 15, 2005
Tom Feltner

Provides a state-by-state comparison of key consumer protections included in payday lending legilstation and regulation and compares to the consumer protections offered by H.B. 1100 developed by Woodstock Institute and the Monsignor John Egan Campaign for Payday Loan Reform.
Guide to Economic Indicators
April 12, 2005
Guide to Economic Indicators is a reference to key facts and metrics critical to community development.  The guide contains hundreds of facts on consumer assets, spending patterns, international remittances, retirement savings, pensions, Social Security, the community development financial institutions industry, credit card debt, payday lending, predatory mortgage lending, and the Community Reinvestment Act.
Comparing the Cost of Short Term Credit Before and After the Monsignor John Egan Payday Loan Reform
June 13, 2006

Tom Feltner

Uses data from the Veritec Solutions February 2006 report on Illinois lending under the Payday Loan Reform Act and data collected by the Monsignor John Egan Campaign for Payday Loan Reform in 2004 to calculate the success of the act in reducing the cost of traditional payday loans and the high cost of new installment loans designed to evade the protections provided by the act.

CRA Coalition Illinois Refund Anticipation Loan Fact Sheet
October 04, 2006

Marva Williams

 

Fact sheet describing the impact of high cost refund anticipation lending on lower-income and minority communities.

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