The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
VOLUME FIFTEEN NUMBER 3

Community Investments OnLine for April, 2003

Serving Untapped Markets
"Untapped" can be defined as the revenue potential associated with any market segment that is not being reached with a product or service. Success in tapping a potential market requires research and innovation.

This issue of Community Investments explores diverse ways in which various market niches are being provided cost effective and culturally appropriate financial services that fit their needs. A series of articles expose innovative approaches to serving unbanked, underbanked, emerging and immigrant consumers. Read the abstract to get an overview of all the articles

Native Communities Web Resource
The Federal Reserve System continues to support the extension of financial services and credit to Native communities. Our Native Communities webpage offers a plethora of information on resources that can help promote access to credit and economic development for Native Americans, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians. This is a comprehensive resource that provides information not available anywhere else on the Web, including documents from the Bureau of Indian Affairs


The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or the Federal Reserve System. Material herein may be reprinted or abstracted provided Community Investments is credited. Please provide our Community Affairs Unit with a copy of any publication in which material is reprinted.

 

 

 

 

CI Notebook

  What Do You Know About the Unbanked?

Serving Untapped Markets (Abstract)

  In the Search for New Customers, Start Here
  The Keys to the Kingdom of Financial Empowerment for the Unbanked
  Providing a Headstart with CRA
  A Credit Union from the Ground Up
  Investing for Social Good
  Investing for "The Little Guy"

Tips to Facilitate the Mortgage Approval Process (Abstract)

  Expediting Mortgage Processing in Indian Country
  Reclaiming Native American Tax Dollars
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