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About the Program
The Federal Reserve System, through its Community Affairs program at the Board of Governors and the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, engages in outreach, educational, and technical assistance activities to help financial institutions, community-based organizations, government entities, and the public understand and address financial services issues affecting low- and moderate- income persons and communities.
More about the program
More about the program
Featured here are examples of materials developed by the Community Affairs Offices around the System. More information on the programs in the individual Districts is available on the
Reserve Banks' web sites.
Reserve Banks' web sites.
Conference Information
| Financing Community Development: Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future
March 29-30, 2007
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| Promises
and Pitfalls
Community Affairs research conference on consumer finance options,
April 7-8, 2005
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Papers from the Community Affairs research conference, March 2003 |
| Upcoming Events |
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Community Reinvestment Act
Bank ratings and strategic plans
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CEDRIC
Consumer and Economic Development Research and Information Center
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Featured Sites
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Community Development Investments
Regulatory guidance and resource information on community development investments
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Lessons Learned: Community & Economic Development Case Studies
Practices and programs to finance community and economic development
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Fiscal Impact Tool
Software for making a quick estimate of the local fiscal impact of economic development activity
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Personal Financial Education
Resource materials and tools (on the web site of Federal Reserve Education)
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Faith-Based Community Economic Development: Principles & Practices
An introductory guide for those new to, or having limited experience with faith-based community economic development |
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Bankers Guide to Financial Literacy Resources (526 KB PDF)
A guide to help banks design financial literacy programs that serve their local communities |