Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Community Development
Create Jobs for USA Fund awards grant to Montana CDC
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Mini-banks provide hands-on education in personal finance
School-based, student-oriented banking operations teach kids the fundamentals of saving.
Jacob Wascalus
April 2012 - Community Dividend
More U.S. households face severe housing cost burdens, study finds
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act guarantees renters a baseline of legal rights
A recently enacted federal law sets a minimum amount of time for renters to continue residing in foreclosed homes.
Jacob Wascalus
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Tribal college receives $18.9 million for career training initiative
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Twin Cities organization expands role of land banks
Through its acquisition, community lending, and land-banking programs, Twin Cities Community Land Bank is contributing to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area's foreclosure recovery efforts.
Jacob Wascalus
April 2012 - Community Dividend
U.S. Treasury awards $185 million in New Markets Tax Credits to four Ninth District organizations
April 2012 - Community Dividend
Creating better choices for the underbanked: A conversation with Jennifer Tescher of the Center for Financial Services Innovation
Community Dividend speaks with Jennifer Tescher, a nationally known expert on financial access and asset building, to learn about strategies and products for helping underbanked consumers prosper.
Michael Grover
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Energizing Native economies: Tribes build corporate governance to spur investment and development
Some American Indian tribes are overhauling their corporate governance structures in order to facilitate energy projects and other economic development on tribal lands.
Paula Woessner
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Fed Community Development offices launch community survey initiatives
A new Reserve Bank-led initiative is designed to gather front-line information on economic conditions in low- to moderate-income communities.
Ela Rausch
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Leech Lake Band and State of Minnesota sign lien-filing agreement
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Minneapolis Fed launches Ninth District Community Insight report series
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Montana CDC project receives top honor
January 2012 - Community Dividend
MyMoneyCheckUp offers free, personalized assessments of consumers' finances
January 2012 - Community Dividend
Native CDFI News
January 2012 - Community Dividend
