Woodstock Institute fights to preserve CRA, learning how to hold predatory lenders accountable, changes in small business lending affects lower-income communities, Woodstock protests Midamerica / Mid-Town Bank merger, advocates victorious over single premium credit insurance.
Woodstock Institute staff visits Illinois congressional delegation, seminar helps non-profits court bank partners, underserved communities offer banks new customers, and a new book released on the fair banking movement.
Predatory lending victory in Illinois, payday loan alternatives save consumers money, letting the sun shine on nonprofits, Woodstock Institute salutes Martin Eakes of Self-Help Credit Union, Firstar changes service area in response to Institute's concerns.
Segregated mortgage market drives lending abuses, consumers pushed into spiraling debt, sunshine provision leaves non-profits out in the cold, where banks do business, micro-entrepreneurs network for success.
Credit union services debate intensifies, national collaboration ends bank-payday lender partnership between Brickyard Bank and Check N' Go, community development banks thrive, State Farm Bank practices critiqued. MAF Bancorp investigated for fair lending violations.
