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• Foreclosure Resource Center

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has collected a number of resources on foreclosures including include research on regional trends, information on local foreclosure rates and links to consumer and community organizations.

• Fed in Print

  A searchable index of Federal Reserve economic research. 

Recent Research

• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Developments and Neighborhood Property Conditions

  By Kelly Edmiston
  This paper evaluates the commonly held belief that affordable housing developments are detrimental to the communities in which they are placed. The analysis estimates the impact of low-income housing tax credit financed developments on the physical condition of surrounding properties.

• Could Restrictions on Payday Lending Hurt Consumers?

  By Kelly Edmiston
  This Economic Review article finds that restrictions could deny some consumers access to credit, limit their ability to maintain formal credit standing or force them to seek more costly credit alternatives.

• Economic Development in Underserved Communities

  The “Economic Development in Underserved Communities” national conference at the Kansas City Fed brought together the latest research and practice for discussion and collaboration. Read conference proceedings, including papers and presentations.

• Unbanked and Underbanked Consumers

  A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City provides insight into the 2.3 million unbanked and underbanked households in the Tenth District. Nationally, 30 million households rely on nonbanks to meet all or some of their basic financial needs.

• Weighing the Effects of Financial Education in the Workplace

  A new Community Affairs study suggests that both employers and workers benefit from financial education programs in the workplace.

Tenth District LMI Index

Economic and financial conditions in the Tenth Federal Reserve District's low- and moderate-income (LMI) community continued to weaken in the second quarter, according to the latest results of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's quarterly LMI Survey. However, survey results indicate some positive developments.

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