January 12, 2021
Historic legislation to prevent predatory loans passes Illinois General Assembly
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2021 Contact: Abe Scarr, Illinois PIRG, abe@illinoispirg.org,...
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Access to Banking
June 21, 2019
2019 Legislative Roundup: Illinois Takes Steps to Help Families Build Financial Security
IABG advocates for policies that close the racial wealth divide, expand savings opportunities, and...
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Consumer Protections
May 21, 2019
Debt Collection Reform Passes out of the General Assembly
On a vote of 55-0-0, the Consumer Fairness Act of 2019 (HB88) passed out of the Senate today with...
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Car Title Lending
March 25, 2019
Legislation Capping Title Loan Interest Rates Passes out of Committee
This year, we are continuing our campaign to pass the Fair Lending Act (HB2468), which caps...
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Access to Banking
July 13, 2018
IABG Launches Biannual Coalition Connection Meetings
This blog post is written by Katherine Liu, Communications Intern with Heartland Alliance. ...
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Car Title Lending
June 1, 2018
Campaign for a 36% Cap on Title Loans Gains Wide Support
Earlier this year, we kicked off a campaign for the Fair Lending Act (SB2843), which caps...
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Consumer Protections
May 30, 2018
This Month in DC: Payday Loan Rule Survives, but Dodd-Frank Does Not
May was a big month for consumer protection laws in DC. We won a significant victory in the fight...
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Consumer Protections
January 10, 2018
Peoples Gas Proposal Would Cause Devastating Increases to Gas Bills
Peoples Gas has been working for years to replace Chicago’s aging gas pipes in a project...
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Car Title Lending
December 13, 2017
Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Repeal the National Payday Loan Rule
Ignoring the voices of families and communities who have worked for years for relief from the harms...
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