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Upcoming Events
July 24 Trends in Neighborhood Unemployment Learn more | Register
Oct. 18 Strategies for Reaching the Unbanked and Underbanked Series Learn more | Register
Past Conferences
Striking the Right Notes on Entrepreneurship (April, 2005)
The mission of the Community Affairs Office is to support the economic growth objectives of the Federal Reserve Act by promoting community and economic development and fair and equal access to credit.
A Conference on Community Development Finance
May 2-4, 2007
St. Louis, Mo.
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Visit the conference web site for more information.
The Evolution of Two Neighborhoods
In New Albany, Ind., and Memphis, Tenn., neighborhoods that had seen better days are experiencing a comeback. The spring issue of Bridges tells their stories. Other articles in the newsletter focus on brownfields, subprime mortgages and community development financial institutions.
The Rise in Personal Bankruptcy
The number of Americans filing for bankruptcy has increased nearly 350 percent in the last 30 years. In The Rise in Personal Bankruptcy, Research Economist Thomas A. Garrett looks at the role that laws, credit and consumers’ saving habits play in making Americans even more susceptible to bankruptcy. The report includes statistical information on counties in the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District.
Home Counseling Services Listed in Fed Brochures
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' Learn Before You Leap brochures list counseling agencies that provide advice on every step of the home-buying process, from budgeting income to negotiating a contract to closing on a loan.
Each of the brochures focuses on one of the Fed’s zones in the Eighth District: St. Louis, Little Rock, Louisville or Memphis.
Multiple copies can be ordered from Julie Kerr in Little Rock, (501) 324-8296; Kendra Keller in Louisville, (502) 568-9202; Cathy Martin in Memphis, (901) 579-4102; or Cindy Davis in St. Louis, (314) 444-8761.
Newcomers to community development can use this online self-study guide to learn the basics of launching projects. For a free paper copy of Community Development Financing: Coming up with the Money, e-mail your request to us.