Events & Conferences

National

Reclaiming Vacant Properties: Strategies for Rebuilding America's Neighborhoods

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is principal planning partner for this first national conference on vacant properties as community assets.

September 24-25, 2007
Pittsburgh, PA

Details | Online registration available in April

2006 National Community Reinvestment Conference

Las Vegas, Nevada
March 19-22, 2006

System Research Conference

Promises & Pitfalls: As Consumer Finance Options Multiply, Who is Being Served at and What Cost?

The Community Affairs offices of the Federal Reserve System jointly sponsored their fourth biennial research conference April 7 and 8, 2005, in Washington, DC. Consumer financial markets channel trillions of dollars of credit to households of varying income levels through a wide range of intermediaries operating in many markets. How efficiently do these markets operate, and how well are consumers’ needs being met? The conference brought together a diverse audience from academia, financial institutions, community organizations, foundations, and government to learn about current research on consumer finance.

Community Development Finance Research Conference

New York, NY
December 9-10, 2004

The Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia, New York, and Cleveland hosted this community development finance research conference, which convened 60 experts in the field to discuss emerging reserach topics and how research can be used to inform community and economic development policy.