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Financial Services in the Pilsen Community

December 14, 1993

Charlie Adams

This study finds that a number of basic financial services are lacking in Pilsen.  Only two institutions offer checking accounts and only two provide ATM service.  In a community that is 88 percent Latino, only one institution distributes literature in Spanish.  The study also finds that a majority of residents use currency exchanges for their primary financial needs.

Reinvestment Alert #3: Socially Responsible Investing: Investor Profile and Trends

September 14, 1993

Elise Kroll and Charles Adams

Describes the double bottom line of socially responsible investment policies which includes a favorable rate of return and an investment vehicle that meets certain socially responible criteria.  Contains interviews with staff of Shorebank and the Calvert Fund.

Reinvestment Alert #1: Patterns of FHA Lending in Chicago

May 11, 1993

Reinvestment Alert: What Does HMDA Data Reveal About Chicago?

May 12, 1992