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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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Predatory Lending
Take Action: Urge Governor to Sign Predatory Loan Prevention Act
Call Governor Pritzker's office at 312-814-2121 and urge him to sign SB 1792, the Predatory Loan Prevention Act, into law.
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Predatory Lending
Letter to Governor Pritzker: Predatory Loan Prevention Act
A coalition of more than 110 lenders, elected officials, faith leaders and consumer advocates applaud the Illinois Legislature’s passage of the Predatory Loan...
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Predatory Lending
Historic legislation to prevent predatory loans passes Illinois General Assembly
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2021 Contact: Abe Scarr, Illinois PIRG, abe@illinoispirg.org, 312-983-2789 Taran Volckhausen, Communications Associate,...
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Predatory Lending
Fact Sheet: Predatory Loan Prevention Act
IABG is partnering with community leaders, including Woodstock Institute, IL PIRG, AARP, SEIU, the Catholic Conference of Illinois, and more than 100 other organizations to...
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Asset Poverty
Prosperity Now 2020 Illinois Scorecard
The Prosperity Now Scorecard is a comprehensive resource featuring data on family financial health, racial economic inequality, and policy recommendations to help put all...
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Access to Banking
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 protect Illinoisans from wealth-stripping financial products and practices....
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Children's Savings Accounts
Illinois Senate Passes Children’s Savings Account Legislation
ILLINOIS CSA PROGRAM WOULD BE THE LARGEST IN THE COUNTRY & MAKE IT 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY LOW-INCOME STUDENTS WOULD ENROLL IN COLLEGE On a bipartisan vote of 40-15-0,...
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Racial Equity
Racial Disparities Exist Across All Measures of Financial Security in Illinois
By Sarah Martin, Policy & Advocacy Intern for Heartland Alliance Prosperity Now’s annual Scorecard provides an overview of American households’ financial...
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