SF Fed Blog
-
Overhauling the CRA to Address Financial Inclusion
The Community Reinvestment Act hasn’t had a major update since 1995. The Fed says it’s time to update and modernize the regulation to better achieve the core purpose of this historic law in meeting the needs of low- and moderate-income Americans.
-
Reimagining Financial Systems to Create Thriving Economies
The SF Fed’s Community Development team offers lessons learned from the 2022 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference (NICRC), which sought to spark ideas, conversations, and actions to reimagine the community development field.
-
60-Second Explainer: How the Fed is Working to Lower Inflation
How is the Fed working to lower inflation? The first video in our 60-Second Explainer series provides a quick review of how higher interest rates can help bring inflation down.
-
The Role of Care Work in Pandemic Recovery
Our most recent Fed Listens event brought researchers and leaders together to explore how better supporting care work can contribute to a more inclusive economic recovery. Here are four takeaways from the discussion.
-
SF Fed Visiting Scholar named 2022 Clark Medalist
The American Economic Association named Oleg Itskhoki the best young American economist for 2022. This John Bates Clark medalist contributes to the San Francisco Fed through his work as a visiting scholar in Economic Research.
-
Watch: Will Rising Rents Push Up Future Inflation?
Rising rents account for a significant portion of recent inflation. Estimates of how rent inflation typically responds to two leading indicators—current asking rents and current house prices—can help forecast the path of overall inflation for the next two years.
-
Commercial Real Estate’s Bumpy Road to Recovery
The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report notes an uneven recovery for commercial real estate in the fourth quarter of 2021, with historically strong performance for the industrial and apartment sectors, but an uphill battle for parts of the office sector.
-
What to Know to Succeed at Your Internship
Your internship may take on a number of forms: from remote, to in-person, to some hybrid of both. But no matter how you perform your internship, we’re confident you’ll do a great job. We’ve compiled a few tips from former interns and their managers to help you to make the most of the experience from wherever you are.
-
Supply Chain and Labor Shortages Dampen Q3
For the 12th District’s third quarter of 2021, it remained a tale of shortages: labor and supply chains. The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report notes supply chain hurdles continued across the District, impacting the labor market and inventory prices.
-
Meet Our New First Vice President Sarah Devany
From barre to books to riding BART, here are some fun facts about our new FVP and COO.