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Access to Banking
Office Of Financial Inclusion Launches in Chicago
Today, Chicago City Treasurer Stephanie Neely, launched the new Office of Financial Inclusion (OFI). The launch event took place at Instituto del Progreso Latino and included...
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Credit Building
Webinar: How the Game of Credit Perpetuates the Racial Wealth Gap
February 24, 2014 Credit building is a crucial part of wealth-building in today’s financial reality. Reaching and maintaining financial stability is...
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Credit Building
Game of Credit
The Game of Credit: A High Stakes Game that Perpetuates the Racial Wealth Gap Credit building is a crucial part of wealth-building in today’s financial reality....
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Access to Banking
Program Profile: North Lawndale Employment Network
“Helping our clients build a solid credit history is quite rewarding because this will lead to them having access to safe products that will allow them reach their...
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Asset Building Tools
Program Profile: Justine PETERSEN
It’s exciting to see the “light bulb” turn on as they begin to understand credit building as asset building, and how it allows clients to have higher credit...
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Asset Limit Reform
2013 IABG Policy Agenda
As Illinois Legislators return to Springfield for the lame duck session, we are looking ahead to the 2013 legislative session. 1 in 4 Illinois households are asset poor and 1...
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Racial Equity
Measuring and Understanding The Racial Wealth Gap
The disparities in assets and ownership between communities of color and whites are a systemic problem. African-American, Latinos, and other communities of color have been...
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Credit Building
Credit Building: Building a Road to Financial Security
A good credit score allows consumers access to the necessary resources and tools they need to build financially secure futures. Credit is a powerful tool helping individuals...
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Asset Poverty
The 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty Is Now Interactive
The Social IMPACT Research Center has launched a new interactive poverty data portal to complement the recently released 2011 Report on Illinois Poverty. This interactive...
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