• The multifamily sector is hot in many U.S. markets. This article examines several drivers behind a dramatic increase in upward trending momentum.
  • person with mask on at grocery store checkout line while clerk with mask on  scans items
    Some people may not be ordering online as often. Read Take On Payments for another look at data from the Atlanta Fed's Survey of Consumer Payment Choice.
  • The Federal Open Market Committee said it will maintain the target range for the fed funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent.
  • a laptop with a seedy-looking person balancing wrapped bills and a key with padlock around edge of computer
    The recent attack that resulted in a run on gasoline was disruptive and costly. Read Take On Payments for highlights of efforts being made to combat this disruptive and costly crime.
  • person pushing word debt off a cliff with disproportionately large credit card
    What's behind the reduction in credit card debt in 2020? Read Take On Payments for a discussion of new data releases from two Fed surveys.
  • illustration of a mobile phone and credit cards
    U.S. consumers made more than half of their payments in 2020 with cards. For details, read the Atlanta Fed's 2020 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice.
  • in profile, Raphael Bostic, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve bank of Atlanta, speaking at a podium as viewed from his left side
    Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic speaks to the 2021 and 2020 graduating classes of the Jacksonville University Davis College of Business.
  • illustration of a large group of people forming a bar chart with an upward arrow
    The Atlanta Fed, in partnership with Step Up Savannah, launches a tool designed to help individuals become self-sufficient and overcome a "benefits cliff."
  • Plan to tune in to the Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division's webinar on June 22 at 2:00 p.m. (ET), which will discuss trends in residential real estate.
  • Racism and the Economy series imagery
    The sixth installment of the Racism and the Economy series explored the potential for entrepreneurship to serve as one pathway to transform economic outcomes for communities of color and the broader economy. Read the summary and watch the video.
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    The Atlanta Fed has formed the Special Committee on Payments Inclusion to advance economic mobility and resilience. Read the announcement.
  • On May 6, Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic speaks at the CFPB Research Conference on the importance of partnerships in helping speed change that would increase economic inclusion.
  • Partners Update summarizes a recent discussion paper that looks at the benefits cliffs associated with childcare in Florida.
  • The authors find that a neighborhood's racial composition and median income serve as strong indicators of pandemic eviction filings.
  • This Economy Matters article looks at programs seeking to help students from disadvantaged backgrounds gain a foothold in the professional world.
  • Racism and the Economy series imagery
    The sixth installment of the Racism and the Economy series explored the potential for entrepreneurship to serve as one pathway to transform economic outcomes for communities of color and the broader economy. Read the summary and watch the video.
  • Partners Update examines the first four reports from the Monitoring the Crisis: American Voices Project series on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on people and communities.
  • Partners Update reflects on an Atlanta Fed initiative to support an inclusive and resilient recovery in the Southeast.

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