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[Watch] How CDFIs are faring – Insights from the Fed’s 2023 CDFI Survey
Discover how CDFIs are faring in today’s economy. Learn about their products and services, existing challenges, and potential solutions revealed by the Federal Reserve’s latest CDFI survey. Watch or listen on demand.
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2023 CDFI Survey Key Findings
From April 24 through June 2, 2023, the Federal Reserve fielded the 2023 CDFI Survey. Respondents touched on demand for products and services, innovation, and impacts of rising interest rates, a tight labor market, and rising wages. Here’s what 453 CDFIs said about their financial well-being and the road ahead.
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An early look at results from the Federal Reserve’s 2023 CDFI Survey
Results from the 2023 Federal Reserve CDFI Survey are in. Get a first look at high-level findings about challenges in meeting demand, product innovation, and more.
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How have CDFI demand and capacity evolved since the pandemic? Federal Reserve survey aims to find out
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are important to closing gaps in credit and capital access. The 2023 CDFI Survey aims to find out how CDFI demand and capacity have changed in the last two years.
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2022]
This report offers findings of a survey designed to collect information on the effects of COVID-19 on low- to moderate-income people and communities and the entities serving them in 2022.
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Recognizing the realities of healthcare cost on retirement planning
Most people want to retire to pursue other interests or when they reach normal retirement age. But life events often play a role.
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Going over the benefits cliff: The catch of higher wages
Landing a better-paying job is the dream of many Americans. But what happens when a higher salary makes it harder to pay the bills?
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Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2021]
The spread of COVID-19 and the many efforts to slow it are impacting communities throughout the nation. To best respond to this crisis, information is needed about the scope and scale of challenges in various communities. This report offers findings of a survey designed to collect information on the effects of COVID-19 on low- to…
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2021 CDFI Survey Key Findings
From March 22 through May 14, 2021, the Federal Reserve fielded the 2021 CDFI Survey. Here’s what 345 CDFIs said about their financial well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, operational gaps and challenges, and effects on clients and communities they serve.