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Automating Society : Taking Stock of Automated Decision-Making in the EU

Automating Society : Taking Stock of Automated Decision-Making in the EU

2019-01-01

AlgorithmWatch;

This is the first comprehensive study regarding the state of automated decision-making in Europe. Experts have looked at the situation at the EU level but also in 12 Member States: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the UK. They assessed not only the political discussions and initiatives in these countries but also present a section "ADM in Action" for all states, listing examples of automated decision-making already in use.

Beyond Fixing Facebook

Beyond Fixing Facebook

2019-02-20

Free Press;

How the multibillion-dollar business behind online advertising could reinvent public media, revitalize journalism and strengthen democracy

Research Brief:  Can Illinois Households Afford a Check-cashing Rate Increase?

Research Brief: Can Illinois Households Afford a Check-cashing Rate Increase?

2018-02-13

Woodstock Institute;

In February of 2017, the check-cashing industry petitioned the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation to increase the maximum rate currency exchanges can charge to cash a check in Illinois. Woodstock Institute analyzed income data from 2007 -- the last year in which check-cashing rates were increased -- through 2016 to determine to what degree Illinois households could absorb this increase.

A Pound of Flesh: the Criminalization of Private Debt

A Pound of Flesh: the Criminalization of Private Debt

2018-02-23

American Civil Liberties Union;

The criminalization of private debt happens when judges, at the request of collection agencies, issue arrest warrants for people who failed to appear in court to deal with unpaid civil debt judgments. In many cases, the debtors were unaware they were sued or had not received notice to show up in court.

Update: Are Lower Private Equity Returns the New Normal?

Update: Are Lower Private Equity Returns the New Normal?

2017-02-01

Center for Economic and Policy Research;

This report updates a version released in June 2016.U.S. private equity fundraising had its best year ever in 2015 -- raising $185 billion. But is the enthusiasm of investors warranted? Do PE buyout funds deliver outsized returns to investors and will they do so in the future? This report answers this question by reviewing the most recent empirical evidence on buyout fund performance; the answer is no. While median private equity buyout funds once beat the S&P 500, they have not done so since 2006 -- despite industry claims to the contrary.

Online Harassment 2017

Online Harassment 2017

2017-07-11

Pew Research Center;

Roughly four-in-ten Americans have personally experienced online harassment, and 62% consider it a major problem. Many want technology firms to do more, but they are divided on how to balance free speech and safety issues online

Testimony of Brent Adams to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Currency Exchange Rates

Testimony of Brent Adams to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Currency Exchange Rates

2017-09-14

Woodstock Institute;

Testimony of Brent Adams to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Currency Exchange Rates

Dory Rand to the Director of the Division of Financial Institutions, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Dory Rand to the Director of the Division of Financial Institutions, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

2017-06-06

Woodstock Institute;

Testimony of Dory Rand to the Director of the Division of Financial Institutions, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, urging the state of Illinois not to increase the maximum rates taht may be charged by Illinois currency exchanges for any check cashing services.

Testimony of Lauren Nolan to City of Chicago Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Cashless Proposal

Testimony of Lauren Nolan to City of Chicago Committee on License and Consumer Protection on Cashless Proposal

2017-12-15

Woodstock Institute;

Testimony of Lauren Nolan before the Committee on License and Consumer Protection regarding the proposed ordinance under consideration that would prohibit licensees from refusing to accept cash as payment for goods or services.

Testimony of Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Currency Exchange Rates

Testimony of Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins to Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation on Currency Exchange Rates

2017-09-15

Woodstock Institute;

Testimony of Illinois State Senator Jacqueline Y. Collins opposing a proposal to increase the rates that may be charged y currency exchanges for check cashing.

Five Ways to Expand the Appeal of Your Fintech Product

Five Ways to Expand the Appeal of Your Fintech Product

2017-01-11

Center for Financial Services Innovation;

Financial technology ("fintech") has tremendous potential – as a delivery channel for high-quality products and services – to help consumers improve their financial health. While lower-income and non-White Americans are more likely to live in neighborhoods with few or no bank branches, they are more likely to rely on their smartphones as their primary method of connecting to the internet.Yet, many fintech tools are not designed with the needs of underserved consumers in mind. After conducting nearly 50 interviews with researchers, product owners and managers, and service providers from a range of companies and nonprofit organizations across the financial services industry, we identified the following strategies that firms are pursuing to expand the appeal of their products.

Subprime Lending: A Threat to Opportunity

Subprime Lending: A Threat to Opportunity

2006-05-01

Opportunity Agenda;

A significant barrier to homeownership for many in low-income communities and communities of color can be found in the type and quality of loans available to consumers.

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