Blog Posts

Join San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly, Arianna Huffington (Thrive Global), Erica Brescia (GitHub), and Nick Bloom (Stanford; National Bureau of Economic Research) for a one-hour conversation on August 20.

COVID-19 makes it clearer than ever that inclusion in the financial system is critical for households and businesses to access timely relief funds. Distributing funds at scale, however, presents numerous challenges, including issues related to technology and communication. To explore what it takes to have an inclusive financial system, Laura Choi sat down with Leigh Phillips, CEO of SaverLife, for a conversation on leveraging fintech, data, and strategic partnerships to strengthen financial health in times of crisis.

How does the Fed’s July 2020 decision affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.

Join us for a virtual fireside chat about digital innovation in financial technology with special guest, Kavita Jain, deputy associate director at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Plus, find out how to request a timeslot during our Fintech Innovation Office Hours with the Board.

Nonprofits serving the Western United States are seeing increased demand and mounting financial pressures from the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s a summary of findings from a recent Federal Reserve survey.

The issue of overcrowded housing has known health consequences and is particularly concerning in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand the issue of crowding, we examined trends in people moving to more crowded conditions in the Bay Area using data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Consumer Credit Panel / Equifax Data. Here’s what we found.

The global COVID-19 pandemic brought extraordinary disruption in every aspect of our lives. Still, the private and public sectors can come together to create new systems that can make the United States more resilient.

How did banks in the Western United States respond to the needs of low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic? Here are top-level takeaways from a recent outreach effort by our Community Development field team.

The Daily News Sentiment Index can be used to assess how sentiment responded to the COVID-19 crisis compared to the 2008 financial crisis. News sentiment declined at a similar pace and scale during both crises but recovered more quickly in the financial crisis.

Nonprofit organizations deliver key services and promote policies that support the well-being and economic resilience of low-income people and people of color. To better understand how these organizations are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic, we analyzed findings from a Federal Reserve survey, focusing on responses submitted by nonprofit organizations serving the Western U.S. Here’s what we found.