Chase Bank Bans Chicago Activist Protesting Lending Disparities
Citing safety concerns, Chase Bank has barred Ja’Mal Green from its properties. But the activist vows to continue his protests.
Linda Lutton
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Advocates Push Plan To Build 2,000 Homes On Vacant, City-Owned Lots
A group says Chicago should donate some of the thousands of empty lots it owns for affordable home construction on the South and West sides.
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Tough, Kind, Creative: Beloved Editor Cate Cahan Leaves WBEZ After 20 Years
Cate Cahan wasn’t just an editor. She was a mentor, a leader, a public radio doyenne – and even officiated WBEZ reporters’ weddings.
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Chase Bank Vows To Do Better On Lending In Black Neighborhoods
The nation’s largest bank tells Chicago activists and elected officials it will improve its lending record in the city’s Black neighborhoods.
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City, State Treasurers Take On Systemic Racism In Banking
Chicago’s and Illinois’ treasurers will hold a public conversation with top bank officials on Friday, looking for ways to increase lending in black neighborhoods.
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Several Chase Bank Branches Close Amid Protests Over Unequal Lending
The protesters are calling for reparations from Chase to make up for wildly unequal mortgage lending patterns.
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Activists Want Billions In Reparations From Chase Bank For Chicago’s Black Neighborhoods
Activists are calling on the largest bank in the nation to make reparations — or face “massive protests” at Chase Banks throughout Chicago.
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Chicago Equity Chief Says Racial Disparity In Lending Is A ‘Call To Action’
City officials respond to WBEZ reporting that shows how banks lend 12 cents to black neighborhoods for every $1 to white.
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Illinois State Sen. Jacqueline Collins Wants Legislation To Address Unequal Lending
Collins wants banks to answer for the racial divides in their home purchase lending.
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Home Loans in Chicago: One Dollar To White Neighborhoods, 12 Cents To Black
In Chicago, lenders have invested more in a single white neighborhood than all the black neighborhoods combined. Call it modern-day redlining.
