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Auto insurance industry attempts to quash disclosure of windfall profits during COVID-19 pandemic
New data shows insurance exec compensation ballooned while world suffered FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 9, 2022 CONTACTS: Abe Scarr, State Director, 312-983-2789,...
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Children's Savings Accounts
Parent Leaders, Advocates Celebrate That Children’s Savings Account Program, Signed into Law in 2019, is Finally Funded in Illinois Budget
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Amy Eisenstein, 630-878-9701, aeisenstein@heartlandalliance.org SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 9, 2022 — The Illinois General Assembly...
Read moreCredit Repair Companies Deceitfully Charge Consumers
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Credit Repair Companies Deceitfully Charge Consumers Contact: Amy Eisenstein, aeisenstein@heartlandalliance.org, 630-878-9701 SPRINGFIELD – The...
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Children's Savings Accounts
Support Children’s Savings Account Funding
Read more about our coalition’s effort to fully fund and equitably implement the statewide Children’s Savings Account Program in Illinois. Sign on as an...
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Racial Equity
Pocket Guide: Equity to Reduce the Racial Wealth Gap
This pocket guide is for use by policy advocates, lawmakers, and program administrators to review whether a proposed policy or program advances equity, specifically racial...
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Consumer Protections
The Deception of Predatory Credit Repair Companies
Credit repair companies run a sophisticated and complex scam. Advertising widely in low-income areas and communities of color, these companies promise to “fix” your...
Read moreCOMPTROLLER MENDOZA EXTENDS COVID BREAK FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Thursday, January 6, 2022 COMPTROLLER MENDOZA EXTENDS COVID BREAK FOR STRUGGLING TAXPAYERS – Illinois Comptroller’s Office...
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Consumer Protections
Illinois Laws Let Debt Collectors Push Families into Poverty as Pandemic Protections Expire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 10, 2021 Financial Inclusion for All Illinois: Amy Eisenstein, 630-878-9701; National Consumer Law Center Contact: Stephen Rouzer...
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Asset Limit Reform
Congressman Davis: Support the Update and Expansion of SSI
This letter, co-authored by FIAI partners, advocates for older adults and disability advocates, urges Congressman Davis to include long overdue updates and improvements to...
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