Press Releases
Read announcements about speeches, Bank personnel, research, and other news from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
2021
Oct 14, 2021
Atlanta Fed, Economic Pathways MA Coalition Launch EPICC
The Atlanta Fed and the Economic Pathways MA Coalition launch the Economic Pathways Income Cliff Calculator (EPICC) on October 19.
Sep 24, 2021
Atlanta Fed Partners with RAISE Texas, United Ways of Texas to Launch CLIFF Dashboard
The Atlanta Fed is collaborating with RAISE Texas and the United Ways of Texas to design a tool to help people make informed career decisions and improve their economic status.
Sep 16, 2021
Atlanta Fed Names New VP/Regional Executive for Miami Branch
Shari Bower named vice president and regional executive for the Miami Branch of the Atlanta Fed.
Sep 07, 2021
MoKan Goodwill Launches Atlanta Fed's Benefits Cliff Tool
The Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster (CLIFF) tool will help families make informed career decisions and avoid benefits cliffs.
Sep 01, 2021
Doris Quiros named senior vice president, Mark Gibson vice president for Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division.
Jul 16, 2021
Atlanta Fed Announces Watson as Chief Strategy Officer
Brian Watson has been named vice president and chief strategy officer for the Atlanta Fed.
Jul 13, 2021
Atlanta Fed Chief Diversity Officer Promoted to Senior Vice President
Chapelle Dabney Davis has been promoted to senior vice president, chief diversity officer, and director of Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.
Jun 30, 2021
Atlanta Fed Partners with Broward College to Launch Benefits Cliff Tool
The Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster (CLIFF) tool will help students make informed career decisions to overcome benefits cliffs.
Jun 30, 2021
Atlanta Fed Partners with Georgia State University to Address Financial Fraud
The Atlanta Fed–Georgia State University partnership will focus on surveillance of the darknet and encrypted web channels to understand how online criminal activities affect the payments landscape.
Jun 18, 2021
Atlanta Fed, Step Up Savannah Partner to Launch Benefits Cliff Dashboard
The Career Opportunity Dashboard for Economic Mobility (CODE) is designed to recognize in-demand career paths that will help individuals become self-sufficient and overcome a "benefits cliff."
May 12, 2021
New Committee to Advance Safe, Efficient, Inclusive Payments
To promote economic mobility and resilience, the Atlanta Fed has formed a multidisciplinary committee made up of payments and financial inclusion experts. Read about the Special Committee on Payments Inclusion.
May 06, 2021
Atlanta Fed Partner Rework America Alliance Launches Local Collaborations
The Rework America Alliance, with which the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is a partner organization, has announced the first regions in which it will work with local community-based organizations to help job seekers find good jobs.
Feb 04, 2021
Atlanta Fed Names Ortiz as Vice President and Program Officer
Victor Ortiz has been named vice president and program officer at the Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Jan 29, 2021
Federal Reserve Board Approves Reappointment of Reserve Bank Presidents and First Vice Presidents
Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic and first vice president André Anderson have both been reappointed to serve five-year terms beginning March 1, 2021.
Jan 28, 2021
Fed Conference to Discuss Uneven Labor Market Outcomes
In early February, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and regional Reserve Banks will host a conference, Uneven Outcomes in the Labor Market: Understanding Trends and Identifying Solutions, to examine inequities in labor market outcomes.
Jan 20, 2021
Atlanta Fed Announces 2020 President's Award Recipients
The Atlanta Fed has announced the recipients of its annual President's Award for Excellence. Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic gave the award to three employees who demonstrated outstanding achievement and made extraordinary contributions to the success of the Bank.
Jan 12, 2021
New Member, Reappointment Announced for New Orleans Branch Board of Directors
William G. Yates III has been appointed to the New Orleans Branch board of directors, and Michael E. Hicks Jr. has been reappointed to the branch board.
Jan 12, 2021
Reappointments Announced for Atlanta Fed's Nashville Branch Board of Directors
Amanda Mathis and John W. Garratt have been reappointed to the board of directors of the Atlanta Fed's Nashville Branch.
Jan 12, 2021
New Member, Reappointments Announced for Atlanta Fed's Miami Branch Board of Directors
The board of directors of the Atlanta Fed's Miami Branch has a new member and a number of reappointments, all of whom will serve three-year terms as board members.
Jan 12, 2021
New Member, Reappointment Announced for Atlanta Fed's Jacksonville Branch Board of Directors
Edward A. Moratin has been appointed to the Jacksonville Branch board of directors, and William O. West has been reappointed to the branch board.
Jan 12, 2021
New Members Announced for Atlanta Fed's Birmingham Branch Board of Directors
Maye Head Frei and Larry D. Thornton have been appointed as members of the Birmingham Branch board of directors, serving three-year terms beginning January 1, 2021.
Jan 12, 2021
Chair, Deputy Chair of Atlanta Fed's Board of Directors Designated
Elizabeth A. Smith has been designated as the 2021 chair of the Atlanta Fed's board of directors, and Claire Lewis Arnold has been designated as its 2021 deputy chair.
Jan 04, 2021
Atlanta Fed Announces New Mortgage Forbearance and Delinquency Data Tool
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has released the Mortgage Analytics and Performance Dashboard, an interactive mapping tool that allows users to display forbearance rates and delinquency rates at national, state, county, and ZIP code levels.