What role can the Federal Reserve play in facilitating access to credit for small businesses? Join the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Thursday, October 14, 2021 for a virtual event, Equitable Access to Small Business Credit.

Please join Ray Boshara and Bill Rodgers of the St. Louis Fed’s Institute for Economic Equity for a virtual event on economic equity and how wealth can be built inclusively. There is no cost to join, but registration is required by October 29, 2021.

From employment gaps to caregiving responsibilities, concerns about economic disparities by gender are at the forefront of economic recovery. Register to learn how gender and opportunity can influence financial outcomes over the course of a lifetime. Opening remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

During this Statewide Workforce Development Forum, participants will discuss critical issues in Nevada’s workforce development and share information about collective efforts to address them. Registration is required for this invitation-only event.

This CRA Banker Roundtable will include the opportunity to hear from Southern California community organizations that are working directly with AAPI low- and moderate-income community members and will identify opportunities for partnership and support. The event will also include a Community Reinvestment Act hot topics panel with agency compliance examiners.

Join the Atlanta Fed and AARP on Tuesday, November 9, at 2 p.m. (ET) for a virtual event examining both long-term unemployment in the US workforce and the record number of workers quitting their jobs.

The next session of the 2021 Rural Policy Summit will be held on November 10. This session will be a roundtable discussion on creative approaches to municipal services, including shared services and collaboration with nonprofits and other organizations.

Small businesses all over New Jersey felt the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was especially true for small businesses owned by people of color. Business leaders, government stakeholders, and community organizations are invited to join the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia for this virtual event focused on ensuring an equitable small business recovery in the Garden State.

Aligning interests and resources that focus on equity, infrastructure development, housing production and preservation, and underwriting and lending, could lead to increasing the Black homeownership rate. This is what compelled all the organizations involved in this initiative to build an impact network, develop a draft 7-point plan, and now engage CRA officers to help refine and implement the plan. Join us on November 17th for a conversation about how your institution can support this work.

The event will feature presentations by researchers at Federal Reserve Banks on disparities across income and ethnicity in home ownership, as well as the latest research on mortgage forbearance, refinancing, and mortgage prepayment.