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Alternative Small Dollar Loans
Cynthia’s Story: Medical Bills & Title Loan Create a Debt Trap
Dangerous and abusive payday lenders, consumer installment lenders, and auto title lenders continue to strip wealth from Illinois communities. According to the Illinois...
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Asset Building Tools
Partner Spotlight: Center for Changing Lives
This post is written by Ellen Ray, the Executive Director of the Center for Changing Lives. She will be speaking about their new two generational model at IABG’s...
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Consumer Protections
Wage Assignment & Consumer Protections Bill Signed into Law
The Wage Assignment & Consumer Protections Bill (SB2804) was signed into law by Governor Rauner on Friday, after passing both the House and Senate unanimously....
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Consumer Protections
Wage Assignments: Know your Rights
Wage assignments are a way that some lenders, particularly payday lenders, take a portion of a borrower’s wages to collect on a loan in default. As of January 1, 2017,...
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Asset Building Tools
5 Reasons to Attend the IABG Partner Convening
On October 20th & 21st, we are hosting our 2016 IABG Partner Convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. I am so excited to see so many of our partners from across...
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Asset Building Tools
ABLE Program Fact Sheet
Millions of individuals with disabilities rely on public benefits for health care, food, housing, and income. Previously, a means or asset test on Social Security Income...
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Auto Title Lending
Help us Curb Payday & Auto Title Lending
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released proposed rules that aim to curb some of the most abusive predatory lending practices. They are currently...
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Retirement Security
Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program Fact Sheet
The Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program i will be available to Illinois workers as early as the fall of 2017. It is one way to help private sector workers save their own...
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Financial Education
Your Money, Your Goals Toolkit
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has developed a toolkit to help front line staff as they work with participants on short and long-term financial goals and...
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