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Children's Savings Accounts
2017 Legislative Priorities
IABG advocates for policy solutions that close the racial wealth gap, expand savings opportunities, and protect Illinoisans from predatory financial practices. Over the past...
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Children's Savings Accounts
Children’s Savings Accounts – Legislative Resources
All children should have the opportunity to thrive. A Universal Children’s Savings Account (CSA) program provides both the hope and the means to expand educational and...
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Consumer Protections
Financial Reforms Under Attack by the New Administration
Since its enactment in 2010, the financial reform policies included in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have been under constant attack by an...
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Asset Building Tools
Convening Spotlight: State Treasurer’s Savings Programs
During our 2016 IABG Partner Convening last October, we had the opportunity to hear from staff at State Treasurer Frerich’s office The Illinois State Treasurer’s...
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Consumer Protections
Consumer Protection Ideas Abound at IABG Convening
Last month, the IABG coalition gathered at our #IABG2016 Partner Convening at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Our last session of the day focused on consumer...
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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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