San Francisco Fed
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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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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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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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Community perspectives and conditions from the Fed’s Beige Book, August 2025
Here’s what nonprofit and community leaders, and workforce professionals serving lower-income people shared with the Federal Reserve for the August 2025 Beige Book.
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Disruptions from Wildfire Smoke: 12th District Data Portal and Regional Snapshots
The tool developed by the San Francisco Fed allows users to investigate wildfire smoke and disadvantaged communities more closely.
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Paycheck Protection Program Lending in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District: Snapshots by State
These PPP Snapshots provide data profiles of where PPP loans went in each of the nine states that comprise the Twelfth Federal Reserve District: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.
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Student Loan Debt in the Bay Area: Interactive Maps
Explore student loan borrowing and repayment data from the San Francisco Bay Area in this series of interactive maps of the nine-county region.
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SF Fed Data Explorer
This interactive tool gives you the ability to explore, analyze, and download detailed data related to the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate of price stability and full employment. Dive into what is driving current inflation or explore how the labor market is working for various groups of people in the U.S. Use the Data Explorer to…
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Interactive Tool Charts Pandemic Homebuying Trends
We found that, despite pandemic headwinds and a reduction in housing inventories, many types of homebuyers were able to purchase homes in a variety of community types. However, these trends were not uniform across the country. This interactive chart that accompanies a comprehensive report, allows anyone to dive into the differences in trends in different…
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Small business owners are using AI in some surprising ways. Here’s why the Fed is interested
Many small businesses are using, or considering using, artificial intelligence (AI), according to responses to the Fed’s Small Business Credit Survey collected in 2024. A Fed analyst shares which survey results surprised her, and small-business owners share their experiences using AI.