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Main Street Views | Policy insights from the Kansas City Fed

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Conditions continue to deteriorate in LMI communities.

Topics: Indicators and Data | COVID-19 Research

Tenth District LMI Economic Conditions

Steven Howland

January 15, 2021 | Conditions continue to deteriorate in LMI communities. | READ MORE
January 15, 2021

Ag Lending Update: Fewer New Loans to Farmers

Topics: Agriculture

Ag Lending Update: Fewer New Loans to Farmers

Ty Kreitman and Cortney Cowley

January 13, 2021 | | READ MORE
January 13, 2021

Activity Declined and Momentum Decelerated

Topics: Labor Market

The KC Fed LMCI suggests the level of activity declined modestly in December while momentum continued to decelerate


January 13, 2021 | The KC Fed LMCI suggests the level of activity declined modestly in December while momentum continued to decelerate. | READ MORE
January 13, 2021

The KCFSI suggests financial stress decreased in December and moved below its historical average

Topics: Banking and Finance | Macroeconomics

The KCFSI suggests financial stress decreased in December and moved below its historical average


January 11, 2021 | The KCFSI suggests financial stress decreased in December and moved below its historical average. | READ MORE
January 11, 2021

Tenth District Energy Activity Expanded Moderately

Topics: Energy | Indicators and Data

Tenth District Energy Activity Expanded Moderately

Chad Wilkerson

January 08, 2021 | Fourth quarter energy survey results revealed Tenth District energy activity expanded moderately but continued to lag year-ago levels. Firms reported that oil prices needed to be on average $56 per barrel for a substantial increase in drilling to occur, and natural gas prices needed to be $3.28 per Btu. Expectations for future activity rose. | READ MORE
January 08, 2021

Reduced use of alternative financial services suggests pandemic relief helped low-income individuals

Topics: Banking and Finance | COVID-19 Research | Labor Market

Pandemic Relief Has Aided Low-Income Individuals: Evidence from Alternative Financial Services

Ying Lei Toh and Thao Tran

December 30, 2020 | The use of alternative financial services has declined among low-income individuals during the pandemic, suggesting relief efforts may have helped them. | READ MORE
December 30, 2020

PPP boosted revenue at community banks, but lowered profits

Topics: Banking and Finance | COVID-19 Research

PPP Raised Community Bank Revenue but Lowered Profitability

W. Blake Marsh and Padma Sharma

December 23, 2020 | Participation in the Paycheck Protection Program boosted community banks’ revenue but lowered profitability, at least initially. | READ MORE
December 23, 2020

Outstanding Small Business C&I Loan Balances Increase Year-Over-Year as Percent of Loans Secured by SBA Guarantees Rises

Topics: Banking and Finance | News

Outstanding Small Business C&I Loan Balances Increase Year-Over-Year as Percent of Loans Secured by SBA Guarantees Rises

Christi May-Oder, Assistant Vice President and Jim Wilkinson, Research Policy Advisor

December 21, 2020 | Outstanding balances on small business commercial and industrial (C&I) loans in the third quarter of 2020 grew over 80 percent compared with the third quarter of 2019 related primarily to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) lending, but at a sharply lower rate compared with the second quarter of 2020. | READ MORE
December 21, 2020

Tenth District Services Activity Dipped Slightly

Topics: Indicators and Data | Services

Tenth District Services Activity Dipped Slightly

Chad Wilkerson

December 18, 2020 | Tenth District services activity dipped slightly from a month ago and remained below year-ago levels, but expectations for future activity increased further. | READ MORE
December 18, 2020

Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Expanded Further

Topics: Manufacturing

Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Expanded Further

Chad Wilkerson

December 17, 2020 | Tenth District manufacturing activity expanded further in December. Manufacturing activity was still below year ago levels, but expectations for future activity were positive. | READ MORE
December 17, 2020
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Main Street Views highlights the diverse range of economic research and programs of the Kansas City Fed, including the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium; analysis of macroeconomic, banking, and payments issues; and insight into the seven states and industries of the Tenth Federal Reserve District. 

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Chad Wilkerson | Nathan Kauffman | Ty Kreitman | Cortney Cowley | Matt Clark | Mwai Malindi | Alison Felix | Sam Chapman | Brent Bundick | A. Lee Smith | Nicholas Sly | Fumiko Hayashi | Taeyoung Doh | Jason P. Brown | Jordan Rappaport | Thomas R. Cook | Nida Cakir Melek | W. Blake Marsh | Rajdeep Sengupta | Jun Nie | Terri Bradford | Ying Lei Toh | Jesse Leigh Maniff | Susan Zubradt | Julian Alcazar | John McCoy | Didem Tuzemen | David Rodziewicz | Huixin Bi | José Mustre-del-Río | Karlye Dilts Stedman | Andres Kodaka | Ariel Cisneros | Andrew Glover | George A. Kahn | Padma Sharma | Maria Akers

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