Data and Research
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, November 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the November 2025 Beige Book.
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![[Watch] How Your Experience of the Economy Matters to the Fed: A Conversation with Governor Michael S. Barr](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/connecting-communities-how-experience-economy-matters-fed-conversation-governor-barr.jpg?w=1024)
[Watch] How Your Experience of the Economy Matters to the Fed: A Conversation with Governor Michael S. Barr
During this Connecting Communities webinar, Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr shares what he is hearing from communities around the country and the value he and the Fed gain from these community insights. Watch or listen on demand.
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Native Economic Trends
Native Economic Trends brings together decades of data to visualize socioeconomic change over time—for individual Native places and for Indian Country as a whole. Drawing from publicly available data, this interactive tool enables users to explore patterns in population, infrastructure, and economic measures for Native geographies and communities.
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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, October
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the October 2025 Beige Book.
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Why community conversations matter in monetary policy
Beth M. Hammack, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, reflects on her first year as a Fed president and how listening to community stakeholders plays a significant role in the decisions and actions the Fed takes to promote a healthy economy.
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Millions ready to work but face barriers, new and old
How do we better connect people with economic opportunity? Policy Summit 2025 panelists talk artificial intelligence, the need for child care and other supports, and the importance of word of mouth.
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![[Watch] CDFIs Unpacked: Trends and Takeaways from Mission-Driven Lenders](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sep-25-2025-CC-1920x1280-1.jpg?w=1024)
[Watch] CDFIs Unpacked: Trends and Takeaways from Mission-Driven Lenders
During this Connecting Communities webinar, Federal Reserve Staff discuss findings from the 2025 Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Survey and how they connect with community lenders and financial institutions to better understand economic conditions for consumers, individuals, and businesses. Watch or listen on demand.
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The Quarterly Catch-up, Q3 2025
Check out the latest community development-related research, analyses, and articles from all 12 Federal Reserve Banks and the Board of Governors. This post captures content published between July 1 and September 30, 2025, on topics affecting communities.
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Could greater secondary market access help CDFIs meet growing demand?
Demand is up among underserved borrowers for community development financial institutions’ loans. Some industry experts are exploring whether these mission-driven lenders might leverage broader secondary market opportunities to increase available lending capital.