Woodstock Institute

29 E Madison Suite 1710
Chicago , Illinois
60602-4566
United States
Phone 312-368-0310
Web address http://www.woodstockinst.org

Mission Statement: Woodstock Institute is an applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy think tank dedicated to expanding access to capital to lower-income and minority families and communities.

42 Research Works Available:

2006 Foreclosure Report
Publication date: 2007-03-26
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

2007 Foreclosure Report
Publication date: 2008-03-03
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Barriers to Youth Connections to Work: The Case of Young People in the Low-Income Neighborhood of Caju in Rio de Janeiro
Publication date: 2008-01-14
Date Archived: 2008-02-15

Benchmarking Branch Outcomes: Using Available Data to Analyze and Improve the Delivery of Retail Bank Services to Low-Wealth Communities
Publication date: 2009-05-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Beyond Payday Loans: Consumer Installment Lending in Illinois
Publication date: 2009-03-19
Date Archived: 2009-05-07

Blindfolded Into Debt: A Comparison of Credit Card Costs and Conditions at Banks and Credit Unions
Publication date: 2005-07-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Building Community Assets: A Guide to Credit Union Partnerships
Publication date: 2006-11-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Building Community Assets: Growing Lower-Income Credit Union Membership through Community and Credit Union Partnerships
Publication date: 2008-06-25
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

The Chicago Region's Foreclosure Problem Continued to Grow in 2008
Publication date: 2009-01-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Collaborators or Competitors? Exploring the Relationships between Community Development Financial Institutions and Conventional Lenders in Small Business Finance
Publication date: 2009-04-14
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Cooperative Credit: How Community Development Credit Unions are Meeting the Need for Affordable, Short Term Credit
Publication date: 2007-05-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Cooperative Credit: How Community Development Credit Unions are Meeting the Need for Affordable, Short Term Credit
Publication date: 2007-05-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Cooperative Credit: How Community Development Credit Unions are Meeting the Need for Affordable, Short Term Credit
Publication date: 2007-05-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Cooperative Credit: How Community Development Credit Unions are Meeting the Need for Affordable, Short Term Credit
Publication date: 2007-05-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Debt Detour: The Automobile Title Loan Industry in Illinois
Publication date: 2007-11-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Financial Services for People of Modest Means: Lessons from Low-Income Credit Unions
Publication date: 2004-03-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Foreclosure Crisis Impacts Chicago's Rental Housing Market
Publication date: 2008-05-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Foreclosure Fallout: An Analysis of Foreclosure Auctions in the Chicago Region
Publication date: 2008-08-20
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Full Disclosure: Why Bank Transparency Matters
Publication date: 2006-12-16
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

A Global Survey of Community Reinvestment Laws: The Obligation of the Private Sector to Serve the Underserved in Several Countries
Publication date: 2004-08-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Greed: An In-depth Study of the Debt Collection Practices, Interest. Rates, and Customer Base of a Major Illinois Payday Lender
Publication date: 2004-03-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Hunting Down the Payday Loan Customer: The Debt Collection Practices of Two Payday Loan Companies
Publication date: 2006-09-28
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

The Illinois Payday Loan Loophole
Publication date: 2008-04-25
Date Archived: 2008-05-09

The Impact of Single Family Mortgage Foreclosures on Neighborhood Crime
Publication date: 2005-04-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Key Trends in Chicago Area Mortgage Lending: Analysis of Data From the 2004 Chicago Area Community
Publication date: 2006-03-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Lender Owned Largely Vacant Properties Disproportionately Impact Communities of Color
Publication date: 2008-11-11
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

A Lifetime of Assets - Asset Preservation: Trends and Interventions in Asset Stripping Services and
Publication date: 2006-09-26
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Paying More for the American Dream - The Subprime Shakeout and Its Impact on Lower-Income and Minority Communities
Publication date: 2008-03-06
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Paying More for the American Dream III: Promoting Responsible Lending to Lower-Income Communities and Communities of Color
Publication date: 2009-04-22
Date Archived: 2009-05-07

Paying More for the American Dream III: Promoting Responsible Lending to Lower-Income Communities and Communities of Color
Publication date: 2009-04-22
Date Archived: 2009-05-07

Paying More for the American Dream: A Multi-State Analysis of Higher-Cost Home Purchase Lending
Publication date: 2007-03-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

Reconsidering UK Community Development Finance
Publication date: 2007-06-26
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 25: New Terms for Payday Loans - High Cost Lenders Change Loan Terms to Evade Illinois Consumer Protections
Publication date: 2004-04-13
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 26: Banking on Bounced Checks
Publication date: 2004-10-12
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 27 - Increase in Bank Branches Shortchanges Lower-Income and Minority Communities
Publication date: 2005-02-08
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 28 - New Mortgage Pricing Data Sheds Light on Subprime Market
Publication date: 2005-05-10
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 29: Refund Anticipation Loan Usage Rates Negatively Impact the Asset Building Potential of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Publication date: 2006-02-09
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 30: U.S. Household Debt Levels Are Worrying No Matter How You Look at Them
Publication date: 2006-04-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 31 - Measuring the Provision of Banking Services for the Underbanked: Recommendations for a More Effective Community Reinvestment Act Service Test
Publication date: 2007-05-07
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Reinvestment Alert 32 - Combating the Perilous State of Lower-Income Workers Retirement Assets: The Recently Reenacted Federal Savers Credit Provides a Modest Opportunity for Asset Building
Publication date: 2007-07-24
Date Archived: 2009-06-30

Risky Business: An Econometric Analysis of the Relationship Between Subprime Lending and Neighborhood Foreclosures
Publication date: 2004-03-01
Date Archived: 2008-01-03

There Goes the Neighborhood: The Effect of Single-Family Mortgage Foreclosures on Property Values
Publication date: 2005-06-01
Date Archived: 2007-12-13