2004 Profitwise News and Views

December 2004 Issue

New Pathways to Scale for Community Development Finance

• New Pathways to Scale for Community Development Finance (PDF,810KB)


• CDFI Launches Pool to Finance Nonprofit Real Estate Needs (PDF,89KB)


• Do Hispanic Neighborhoods in Chicago Promote or Hinder Homeownership Opportunities? (PDF,48KB)


• Keeping the Promise: Immigration Proposals from the Heartland (PDF,384KB)


• December 2004 Issue (PDF,896KB)

October 2004 Issue, Special Edition

Financial Access for Immigrants Conference: Learning from Diverse Perspectives

• Introduction (PDF,51KB)


• Remarks by Michael H. Moskow President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (PDF,85KB)


• Setting the Scene (PDF,298KB)


• Financial Education and Traditional Financial Services (PDF,196KB)


• Housing and Homeownership (PDF,170KB)


• Innovative Practices for Reaching Immigrants (PDF,71KB)


• Community Development and Immigrant Entrepreneurs (PDF,128KB)


• International Linkages: Immigrant Remittances and Financial Adaptation (PDF,213KB)


• Where Do We Go From Here? (PDF,96KB)


• Jim Edgar Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Goverment and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and Former Governor of Illinois (PDF,127KB)


• Tamar Jacoby Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute (PDF,191KB)


• Henry Cisneros Chairman, American CityVista and Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (PDF,115KB)


• Ben Bernanke Governor, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (PDF,151KB)
• October 2004 Issue (PDF,1,717KB)

June 2004 Issue

Recent Immigration Trends in Southeast Michigan

• Recent Immigration Trends in Southeast Michigan


• Predatory Lending- A Grassroots Perspective


• Merging the Two Sides: Community Needs and Market Opportunities


• Bank Expansion Decisions and CRA Performance


• In Brief


• June 2004 Issue (PDF,279KB)

May 2004 Issue, Special Edition

NHS-Home Ownership Preservation Initiative

• Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Home Ownership Preservation Initiative


• Michael H. Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago


• Richard M. Daley, Mayor, City of Chicago


• Alicia Williams, Vice President, Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago


• John G. Markowski, Commissioner, City of Chicago, Department of Housing


• Bruce Gottschall, Executive Director, Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago


• Bruce Paradis, President and Chief Executive Officer, GMAC-RFC


• Steve Paton, Vice President, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corporation


• Richard Monocchio, First Deputy Commissioner, City of Chicago, Department of Housing


• Conclusion


• Neighborhood Housing Services Programs


• May 2004 Issue, Special Edition (PDF,209KB)

January 2004 Issue

Savings Account Usage by Low- and Moderate-Income People in the Chicago Metropolitan Area

• Chicago Community Ventures Launches Community Development GIS Website
• Around the District
• Savings Account Usage by Low- and Moderate-Income People in the Chicago Metropolitan Area
• A Discussion and Display of Innovations: The Second Annual Illinois Asset-Building Conference
• Beyond Financial Education: Changing Financial Behavior A Portfolio of Applied Research Projects
• An Informed Discussion of the Earned Income Tax Credit—Milwaukee
• Calendar of Events
• January 2004 Issue (PDF,209KB)