by Eric J. Ellman | Nov 22, 2025
In November 2025, the Urban Institute issued a report, An Overview of the Rent Reporting Landscape for State and Local Policymakers. The report was authored by Amanda Hermans, Brett Theodos, and Daniel Teles.
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 22, 2025
In January 2025, the Urban Institute issued a report, Including Rental Payment History in Underwriting and Credit Scores Could Expand Access to Credit. The report was authored by Daniel Pang, Laurie Goodman, and Jung Hyun Choi.
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 14, 2023
In July 2023, the Urban Institute issued a report, Medical Debt in New York State and Its Unequal Burden Across Communities. The report examines the geographic variation of medical debt in collections in New York State, providing a detailed picture of its unequal...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 22, 2022
In December 2022, Urban Institute released a report, How Tenant Screening Services Disproportionately Exclude Renters of Color from Housing. I suspect that this report will add to the fodder for the ULC tenant screening committee next month, for state legislatures...
by Eric J. Ellman | Dec 10, 2022
In 2022, FinRegLab and Urban issued an Overview: Access to Rental Data for Underwriting Mortgage Credit. The paper highlights the powerful, yet nascent, data supporting rent reporting as a benefit to financial empowerment.
