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Spencer Cowan

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publishing organizations (15)

This person has authored work for, and with ...

  • Woodstock Institute
  • Ford Foundation
  • F.B. Heron Foundation
  • Chicago Community Trust
  • Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG)
  • Field Foundation of Illinois
  • Grand Victoria Foundation
  • Harris Family Foundation
  • Richard H. Driehaus Foundation
  • Woods Fund of Chicago
  • John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
  • Pierce Family Charitable Foundation
  • Big Cat Foundation
  • First Midwest Bank
  • Heartland Alliance

co-authors (3)

This person has co-authored with ...

  • Courtney Eccles
  • Katie Buitrago
  • Michael Aumiller

titles from this author (6)


Patterns of Disparity: Small Business Lending in Fresno and Minneapolis-St. Paul Regions

Nov 2, 2017

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute

No Right Turn: Illinois' Auto Title Loan Industry and its Impact on Consumers

Oct 28, 2015

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute; Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG); Heartland Alliance

Dis-Credited: Disparate Access to Credit for Businesses in the Chicago Six County Region

Aug 19, 2014

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute

Unresolved Foreclosures: Patterns of Zombie Properties in Cook County

Jan 24, 2014

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute

Coming Up Short: The Scope of Retirement Insecurity Among Illinois Workers

Sep 1, 2012

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute; Illinois Asset Building Group (IABG)


Struggling to Stay Afloat: Negative Equity in Communities of Color in the Chicago Six County Region

Mar 22, 2012

Publisher(s): Woodstock Institute

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