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TEN magazine coverTEN is published quarterly by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. The views and opinions expressed in TEN are not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the Federal Reserve System, its Governors, officers or representatives.

The Tenth Federal Reserve District includes western Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Colorado and northern New Mexico.

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Summer 2009  Full magazine publication (pdf, 3.1 meg) 

 

ON THE COVER 

WEATHERING THE STORM? How community banks are managing tough times (pdf, 1.0 meg)

Community banks are experiencing problems along with the rest of the industry, but balance sheets of many community banks are still strong. Sticking to their fundamentals helps during turmoil.

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FEATURES
RACKING UP REWARDS: Do consumers really benefit? (pdf, 1.0 meg)

From cash-back bonuses to free gas and vacations, the number and types of rewards available to cardholders have continued to grow. But, those rerwards can come with a cost.

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ACHIEVING THE AMERICAN DREAM: The affordability of homeownership for middle-income Americans (pdf, 815 kb)

As housing prices climbed, many people complained that homes had become unaffordable to middle-income Americans. Research shows that homeowners are actually better off today than decades ago.

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IN EVERY ISSUE
 


PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE (pdf, 649 kb)

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ABOUT...ROGER GUFFEY  (pdf, 811 kb)

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COMMON CENTS (pdf, 719 kb)

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ASK AN ECONOMIST (pdf, 596 kb)

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NOTES (pdf, 672 kb)

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