Woodstock Institute celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act with movement leaders and industry experts.

A proposed overhaul of the Community Reinvestment Act would pull hundreds of banks out of the affordable housing tax credit market, undercutting the same incentives that the Road to Housing Act is exp...

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Unprecedented Bids Could Create the First National Banks Dedicated to Predatory Lending

Plans to allow U.S. banks to reduce the capital they hold create uncomfortable echoes of past turmoil in credit markets. As regulators contemplate relaxing standards meant to protect the public, they ...

The Department of Human Rights is working to pass legislation (SB 3777) enshrining disparate impact liability in our Human Rights Act.

“If the president wants to provide people relief from high-interest debt ... he should lead a crackdown against high-cost credit schemes,” writes a consumer advocate lawyer.

The Department of Human Rights is working to pass legislation (SB 3777) enshrining disparate impact liability in our Human Rights Act.

Groups Urge Lawmakers to Reject Enova and OppFi’s National Bank Applications and to Support State and Federal Interest Rate Limits WASHINGTON – Today, nearly 100 consumer, civil rights, and community ...

Chief, Consumer Protection Division in Baltimore, MD, United States

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We strive to promote a culture of warmth and caring for the older adults and multigenerational residents we serve, and we extend the same respect to the incredible employees that make our work possibl...

A federal judge ruled that the Trump Administration must request funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and rejected efforts by CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought to defund the a...

* The Coalition for Small Business Loan Transparency… Every year, Illinois small businesses lose an estimated $450 million as a result of nontransparent loans that often conceal predatory triple-digit interest rates of more than 100%. A coalition of advocates for small business loan transparency have gotten a big boost in their effort to close [...]

Affordability concerns are driving consumer demand for short-term liquidity products like earned wage access. A similar, credit union-backed lending alternative is gaining popularity as a way to amass...

The mission of the American Fintech Council is to promote an innovative, responsible, inclusive, customer-centric financial system.

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In 2025, The Chicago Community Trust, with support from JPMorganChase, commissioned the Financial Health Network to conduct a survey measuring the financial health of Cook County residents. This repor...