Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Community Development
Fed Governor Gramlich discusses the problem of predatory lending
Federal Reserve Governor Edward M. Gramlich discusses the common elements of predatory loans and draws distinctions between predatory lending and subprime lending.
Edward M. Gramlich
August 2001 - Community Dividend
Mongolia: Ancient country works through daunting economic challenges
As a consultant to a lending institution in Mongolia in the summer of 2000, Community Affairs Analyst Thomas Moore got a firsthand look at the country's transition from communism to a free market econ
Paula Woessner
August 2001 - Community Dividend
New Markets Tax Credits: The next tool for community-development financing
Buzz Roberts, vice president for policy at Local Initiatives Support Corporation, explains how the New Markets Tax Credit will work and what this new financing tool can and cannot accomplish.
Buzz Roberts
August 2001 - Community Dividend
Study: Homes near affordable housing properties perform well
August 2001 - Community Dividend
A conversation with ... Elsie Meeks of The Lakota Fund
Community Dividend discusses the economic development efforts of The Lakota Fund with its executive director, Elsie Meeks.
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Economic development in Indian Country: Lessons learned by The Lakota Fund
By sharing 10 lessons learned from its lending activities, The Lakota Fund hopes to benefit all community developers.
Margaret Tyndall
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Fed Gov. Gramlich tours Phalen Corridor project in St. Paul
A summary of Federal Reserve Governor Edward Gramlich's July 2000 visit to St. Paul.
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Five Minnesota communities receive housing grants
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Honors for housing initiative
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Montana high school students build affordable housing
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Walking the Native Path to Economic Development: Results of Fall 1999 conference
A discussion of the results of a Fed-sponsored, Fall 1999 conference on tribal economic development.
Margaret Tyndall, Thomas Moore
November 2000 - Community Dividend
Breaching the "Buckskin Curtain"
Thanks to growing wealth on some reservations, banks—including a handful owned by tribes—see untapped markets but face obstacles to banking in Indian Country.
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2000 - The Region
A conversation with ... Elise Hoben and Bob Poznanski of Rural LISC
Community Dividend discusses rural community development corporations with Elise Hoben and Bob Poznanski, two noted experts from Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation.
August 2000 - Community Dividend
Affordable housing champs
August 2000 - Community Dividend
CDFI Fund awards $112 million
August 2000 - Community Dividend
