How do I get to the event?

Enter the University Club of Chicago at 76 E. Monroe. The Club staff in the lobby will direct you to the Michigan Room on the second floor, just up the main staircase. There is an ADA-accessible entrance on Monroe as well.

Will there be refreshments?

Yes, we will have catered breakfast refreshments available.

What if my plans change?

If your plans change before the event and you're unable to attend, please let us know! We can refund your ticket and make the spot available to someone else.

I have another question. Who should I contact?

Please contact Jane Doyle (jdoyle@woodstockinst.org) with any other questions.

Is there a non-profit rate?

We want this event to be inclusive and accessible to all who are interested! If you are staff at a nonprofit or a member of the community, email Jane Doyle (jdoyle@woodstockinst.org) to inquire about a non-profit discount.

Data as Power: 50 Years of HMDA

By Woodstock Institute

Overview

Join advocates and industry leaders to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

"There's nothing more powerful than knowledge in action." -- DISCLOSURE newsletter

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) passed Congress in 1975, following advocacy by grassroots coalitions across the country. Advocates saw how the effects of redlining and disinvestment were holding their communities back from prospering, and called for banks to disclose data about the loans they made. For 50 years, HMDA data has been an essential tool in community development work, fair lending enforcement, and holding the financial system accountable to communities.

Data as Power: 50 Years of HMDA will feature industry leaders and community development advocates discussing Where We Were, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going with HMDA. Attendees will leave with a deep appreciation for the uniquely powerful community organizing that created HMDA, how advocates use data, and what the future of HMDA advocacy looks like.

The event was organized in partnership with Calvin Bradford and Ted Wysocki, two key players in the movement that created HMDA, as well as Bruce Orenstein, creator of the Shame of Chicago docuseries. The event will open with a segment from Shame of Chicago to help set the stage and follow with three panel discussions.

Category: Business, Non Profit

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Highlights

3 hours 30 minutes
In person
Doors at 8:15 AM

Refund Policy

Refunds up to 5 days before event

Location

University Club of Chicago, Michigan Room 2nd floor

76 East Monroe Street

Chicago, IL 60603

How do you want to get there?

Driving Public transport Biking Walking

Agenda

Where We Were

Calvin Bradford, National Peoples Action, Shelley Davis, South Shore Synergy, Bob Kuttner, American Prospect, Ted Wysocki, DISCLOSURE

Key players in the original fight for HMDA reflect on the multiracial movement that successfully took on the financial system and discuss what lessons these grassroots organizing efforts can offer us today. ||| Moderator: Rufus Williams (WVON).

Where We Are

Amy Nelson, Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana, Bethany Sanchez, Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Anthony Simpkins, Neighborhood Housing Services Chicago

Fair housing experts unpack the dynamic role HMDA data plays in holding financial institutions accountable and mobilizing policymakers and consumers to drive change. ||| Moderator: Sharon Legenza (Housing Action Illinois).

Where We Are Going

Laurie Benner, National Fair Housing Alliance, Kristin Faust, Illinois Housing Development Authority, Dave Uejio, Prosperity Now

50 years later, the fight for economic justice remains woefully incomplete. Industry leaders discuss where HMDA has been successful, where it has fallen short, and how these lessons point the way forward in the fight to close the racial wealth gap. ||| Moderator: Daniel Ash (Field Foundation).

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