In this edition of Woodstock Developments, President Dory Rand calls for strong leaders to be confirmed at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Housing Finance Agency, community groups will submit comments on modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act, more than 7,000 Illinoisans call on Sen. Kirk to confirm Richard Cordray, and more.

In this edition, Woodstock President Dory Rand reflects on the 2013 NCRC Annual Conference, Woodstock releases a report on disparities in mortgage lending for women in the Chicago region and submits comments on private student loan affordability, and Sen. Durbin introduces a bill to cap interest rates at 46 percent. 

In this edition of Woodstock Developments, Dory Rand expresses her cautious optimism for 2013, completed foreclosures skyrocket in the Chicago area, Cook County establishes the country's largest land bank, Woodstock co-hosts a forum on single-family rental housing, and more.

In this edition of Woodstock Developments, Dory Rand urges banks to help prepaid card consumers build wealth, retirement insecurity is on the rise in Illinois, conventional mortgages comprise a growing percentage of new foreclosures in Chicago, negative equity disproportionately impacts the Chicago region's communities of color, and more.

In this edition of Woodstock Developments, President Obama recess appoints Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, we analyze proposed REO-to-rental programs, we survey the vacant property problem in Chicago as part of a vacant property blog series, and more.

In this edition of Woodstock Developments, Dory Rand profiles Ocwen's successful shared equity principal reduction program, Cook County approves ordinance requiring servicers to maintain vacant homes, the FHFA seeks to block servicer vacant property maintenance standards in Chicago, and more.

In this edition, Dory Rand reflects on how gratitude should drive our work, Woodstock welcomes new Vice President of Applied Research Spencer Cowan, we ask you to sign on in support of Richard Cordray for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director, HAMP modifications in the Chicago region fail to keep pace with demand, and more.

In this edition, Dory Rand calls on Congress to confirm Richard Cordray as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, City Council moves to address vacant properties problem, federal regulations fail to offer enough protections for bank payday loans, and more.

In this edition, Dory Rand looks at how the proposed QRM rule will affect the growing racial wealth gap, top thinkers discuss the future of the housing finance system, updates on the HAMP program, new proposals could help low-income families save, and more.

In this edition, Dory Rand celebrates a victory over bank fees, our new report finds that women of color in Cook County are disproportionately impacted by bankruptcy, a national report finds that refinance lending plummets in communities of color, and more.