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Affordable Housing

Multifamily Housing/Rental Housing

Preservation Is Critical (Winter/Spring 2013)
The DCIC Charts a New Course (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
Lessons Emerge from 19 Years of HOPE VI Funding (Spring/Summer 2011)
Impact of Marcellus Shale on Housing Needs (Spring/Summer 2011)
How Place Matters Is Subject of New Book (Spring/Summer 2011)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Sustainable Housing: Consumers’ Perspective (Fall 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Do Land-Use Regulations Constrain Rental Housing Development in Suburban Areas? (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
Stimulus Bill Opportunities and Challenges for Delaware (Fall 2009)
New Predevelopment Funds for Rental Housing Preservation (Summer 2006)
Community-Bank Lending Consortium Expands Financing and Membership (Fall 2005)
Standard & Poor’s Gives AAA Rating to Community Reinvestment Fund Offering Backed by Affordable Multifamily Loans (Spring 2005)
Do the New COAH Rules Meet the Needs of New Jersey Residents?
Summer/Fall 2004 Article 1 | Article 2)
MEND Pursues Transit-Oriented Housing Development Strategy (Spring 2004)
NJ Program Finances Five- to 25-Unit Multifamily Properties (Summer/Fall 2003)
Leon N. Weiner, Affordable-Housing Developer and Advocate, Dies (Spring 2003)
Community Banks Forge Community Development Corporation (Spring 2003)
Nueva Esperanza Builds Brighter Future For Hispanics in North Philadelphia (Spring 2003)
Does a Consortium Make Sense? (Summer/Fall 2000)
State Tax Credit Proposed for Building Affordable Housing, Revitalizing Neighborhoods in New Jersey (Summer/Fall 2000)
Delaware Rural Housing Consortium Develops Three-Year Plan (Spring 2000)
Local Public Housing Authorities Selected for New Programs (Spring 2000)
New Nonprofit Focuses on Preserving Affordable Housing (Spring 2000)
Other National Affordable Housing Preservation Efforts (Spring 2000)
County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania (Winter 1999)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
NJDCA Launches Programs That Provide Tenant Education and Security Deposit Assistance
Winter 1999)
LISC Launches Community Development REIT (Summer/Fall 1999)
Smaller Multifamily Building Represents Unmet Credit Needs (Summer/Fall 1999)
Rural Housing Development (Spring 1999)

Single-Family Housing/Homeownership

PHFA Takes Pro-Active Steps in Loan Servicing to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
Spotlight on Research: The Distributional Impact of Negative Equity (Spring/Summer 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
New Book Probes the American Mortgage System (Fall 2011)
Lessons Emerge from 19 Years of HOPE VI Funding (Spring/Summer 2011)
Maintaining the Viability of Small-Scale Rental Housing (Spring/Summer 2011)
Impact of Marcellus Shale on Housing Needs (Spring/Summer 2011)
How Place Matters Is Subject of New Book (Spring/Summer 2011)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Sustainable Housing: Consumers’ Perspective (Fall 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Stimulus Bill Opportunities and Challenges for Delaware (Fall 2009)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Winter 2009)
Proposed Transfer of REO Properties to Local Partnerships (Winter 2009)
"Juveline Delinquency" in Nonprime Mortgages (Winter 2009)
N.J. Nonprofit Signs Deal for Mortgages (Winter 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
A Safer Way to Renovate and Repair in Pa. (Fall 2008)
Spotlight on Research: A Closer Look at Subprime Borrowers (Fall 2008)
Servicers Agree on Foreclosure Guidelines (Fall 2008)
How Can Foundations Change Urban Markets? (Spring/Summer 2008)
The Federal Reserve System’s Response to Subprime Mortgage Challenges (Spring/Summer 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: Does Subsidized Housing Investment Improve the Neighborhood? (Spring/Summer 2007)
Leaders Look to Market-Rate Housing to Foster Wilmington’s Revitalization (Fall 2006)
Wilmington Encourages Owners to Rehabilitate or Sell Vacant Properties (Fall 2006)
Public-Private Partnership Tackles Blighted Housing (Fall 2006)
Smart Growth America Active on Vacant Property Campaign (Winter 2005)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Where Relationships Build Strong Communities (Fall 2005)
Roma Bank: A CRA Success Story (Fall 2005)
Community Bank Thrives in Competitive Bank Market (Fall 2005)
PHFA Launches Affordable Apartment Search Tool (Fall 2005)
2004 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data Released (Fall 2005)
RCAs Contrary to the Goals of Regional Equity (Summer 2005)
Pennsylvania Banking Department Announces Plan to Combat Foreclosures (Spring 2005)
CRA and Racial Housing Patterns (Spring 2005)
Pennsylvania Launches Broad-Based Response to Foreclosure Problem (Winter 2004)
Chicago NHS Links Resources to Prevent Foreclosures (Winter 2004)
Subprime Market Reaches Record High Level in First Half of 2004 (Winter 2004)
Banks Make Home Improvement Loans to Philadelphia Residents With Impaired Credit (Winter 2004)
PHFA Spurs Mixed-Income Housing Construction to Revitalize Urban Neighborhoods (Winter 2004)
PHFA and PNC Bank Partner to Finance Mixed-Use Buildings (Winter 2004)
Nonprofit Developer Active in Temple University Neighborhood (Winter 2004)
Foreclosures: Factors That Influence Default and Loss Rates (Winter 2004)
Do the New COAH Rules Meet the Needs of New Jersey Residents?
Summer/Fall 2004 Article 1 | Article 2
MEND Pursues Transit-Oriented Housing Development Strategy (Spring 2004)
Penn Succeeds as Investor and Developer (Spring 2004)
Penn Creates Model Public School, Fights Crime, Increases Homeownership, and Boosts Minority Purchasing (Spring 2004)
Lenders Seek Clarification of NJ's New Predatory-Lending Law (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2003 (Summer/Fall 2003)
Leon N. Weiner, Affordable-Housing Developer and Advocate, Dies (Spring 2003)
Nueva Esperanza Builds Brighter Future For Hispanics in North Philadelphia (Spring 2003)
Nonprofit Builds New Houses in Chester, PA (Winter 2002)
Freddie Mac Research: Counseling Reduces Home-Loan Delinquencies (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
Does Home-Ownership Education and Counseling Work? Paper Cites Need for More Research (Spring 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
Chicago NHS Starts Loan Pool to Refinance Predatory Loans (Winter 2000)
National City Community Development Corporation Creates Affordable Housing Partnership in Pennsylvania (Winter 2000)
Public-Housing Residents Become Home Buyers (Winter 2000)
Subprime Lender Adopts Best Practices in Agreement with ACORN (Winter 2000)
Does a Consortium Make Sense? (Summer/Fall 2000)
ABC Creates Lease to Purchase Initiatives (Spring 2000)
Delaware Rural Housing Consortium Develops Three-Year Plan (Spring 2000)
County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania (Winter 1999)
City of Bethlehem and ABC Join Forces on the Bethlehem Home Ownership Project (Spring 1999)
Rural Housing Development (Spring 1999)

Brownfields

Leaders Look to Market-Rate Housing to Foster Wilmington’s Revitalization (Fall 2006)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
Duisburg-Nord: From Rusted Ruins to Recreational Park (Spring 2005)
CDC Committee Is Catalyst for Brownfields Redevelopment (Winter 2003)
Pennsylvania Brownfields Fund Seeks Investors While California Fund Makes Initial Loans (Winter 2002)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Seeks CRA Investments in Five Programs (Winter 2001)
Pennsylvania Brownfields Fund Moves into Implementation Phase (Spring 2001)
Bank's Participation Recognized in CRA Exam (Winter 2000)
Financial Resources for the Environment (FRE) Develops Mission Statement (Summer/Fall 2000)
NJRA Issues Request for Proposals (Summer/Fall 2000)
Planning Process for Pennsylvania Brownfields Is Under Way (Spring 2000)
An Innovative Brownfields Initiative Catches Fire in Pennsylvania (Summer/Fall 1999)

Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs)

Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
CDFI Adapts to Small Business Credit Challenges (Spring/Summer 2012)
In Memoriam (Spring/Summer 2012)
The DCIC Charts a New Course (Spring/Summer 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
Management Team Key to Charter Schools’ Success (Winter 2011)
New Jersey Community Capital Strengthens Charter Schools (Winter 2011)
ShoreBank’s Legacy and Vision Continue: A Practitioner’s Perspective (Winter 2011)
Moving Forward in a Time of Change: The Future of the Community Development Industry (Winter 2011)
TRF Manages Three New Energy Loan Funds (Spring/Summer 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
The Federal Reserve System’s Response to Subprime Mortgage Challenges (Spring/Summer 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: How Can CDFIs Measure Economic and Social Impact? (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Good Data Drive Good Investment Decisions (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
CDFI Expands Business Lending in Southern New Jersey (Winter 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
First New Markets Tax Credit Awardees Seek Investors (Summer/Fall 2003)
CDFI Leader Foresees Changes in Community-Development Finance (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Markets Tax Credits - New Stimulus for Economic Development (Summer/Fall 2003)
James L. Lynch: Fleet Seeks Partnership with Nonprofits and Commits $2 Million to Venture Capital Fund (Spring 2002)
Charter Schools - Innovative Experiment in Education (Winter 2001)
Community Development Trust Plans Equity Offering in 2002 (Winter 2001)
Community Preservation Corporation Invests Equity in Multifamily Housing (Winter 2001)
Murex Investments I, L.P. Plans to Invest in Businesses Located in Very Low-Income Areas
Winter 2001)
NCCA Starts Asset-Management Services for Bank Investors in CDFIs (Winter 2001)
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Has Range of CRA Investment Possibilities (Winter 2001)
The Reinvestment Fund - Primary Financing Source for Charter Schools (Winter 2001)
Survey of CDFIs Identifies 34 CRA Investment Opportunities (Winter 2001)
Bank Makes Equity Equivalent Investment in CDFI (Winter 2000)
Bank, CDFI Form Economic Partnership (Summer/Fall 2000)
CDFIs Have a Friend in Pennsylvania (Spring 2000)
New Report Spotlights Growing CDFI Strength, Effectiveness (Winter 1999)

Compliance Regulations

Financial Reform Brings New Consumer Protections (Winter 2011)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
The Federal Reserve System’s Response to Subprime Mortgage Challenges (Spring/Summer 2008)
New CRA Test for Intermediate Small Banks (Fall 2005)
District News (Summer/Fall 2004)
OMB Statistical Definitions: Their Impact on CRA and HMDA Reporting (Spring 2004)
Loans to Insiders - Be Careful! (Winter 2002)
CRA Sunshine Final Rules Issued (Spring 2001)
Fed Proposes Regulatory Changes to Prevent Lending Abuses (Spring 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Spring 2001)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Signed into Law (Spring 2000)
New Fair Lending Exam Procedures: How Does a Bank Prepare? (Winter 1999)
Fair Lending Issues (Spring 1999)

Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)

PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Do Land-Use Regulations Constrain Rental Housing Development in Suburban Areas? (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Good Data Drive Good Investment Decisions (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Lender Shares Community Development Insights (Spring/Summer 2007)
Urban Developer Reflects on Community Development Financing (Spring/Summer 2007)
Bank and Nonprofit Help Moderate-Income Families Build Assets (Spring 2006)
Parents Are Key to Youth IDAs (Spring 2006)
New CRA Test for Intermediate Small Banks (Fall 2005)
Standard & Poor’s Gives AAA Rating to Community Reinvestment Fund Offering Backed by Affordable Multifamily Loans (Spring 2005)
CRA and Racial Housing Patterns (Spring 2005)
Wilmington Native Is Appointed Federal Reserve Division Director (Summer/Fall 2004)
OMB Statistical Definitions: Their Impact on CRA and HMDA Reporting (Spring 2004)
PNC Integrates Community Development Banking in Its Delaware Valley Branches (Spring 2004)
Citizens Bank Increases Home-Mortgage and SBA Lending in Third District (Spring 2002)
Fleet Strengthens Small-Business Products and Provides $750,000 Grant to Camden , NJ, Project (Spring 2002)
CRA Investment Opportunities (Winter 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Winter 2001)
Mortgage-Backed Securities Can Meet CRA Investment Test and Be Economically Attractive (Winter 2001)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Seeks CRA Investments in Five Programs (Winter 2001)
Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development Has Range of CRA Investment Possibilities (Winter 2001)
Survey of CDFIs Identifies 34 CRA Investment Opportunities (Winter 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
CRA Sunshine Final Rules Issued (Spring 2001)
Bank Makes Equity Equivalent Investment in CDFI (Winter 2000)
Bank's Participation Recognized in CRA Exam (Winter 2000)
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Signed into Law (Spring 2000)

Delaware

Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Preservation Is Critical (Winter/Spring 2013)
In Memoriam (Spring/Summer 2012)
The DCIC Charts a New Course (Spring/Summer 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Stimulus Bill Opportunities and Challenges for Delaware (Fall 2009)
States Fight Foreclosure Rescue Scams (Fall 2009)
Delaware Enacts Payday Lending Law (Fall 2009)
Credit Unions Pursue Small Business Loans (Spring/Summer 2009)
Established Businesses Seek Help from SBDCs (Spring/Summer 2009)
State of Delaware and Banks Assist Businesses (Spring/Summer 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
Urban Developer Reflects on Community Development Financing (Spring/Summer 2007)
A School About Money for Adults (Winter 2007)
Banks Help Children Learn to Save (Winter 2007)
Bank of America Wants Customers to Keep Their Change (Winter 2007)
Learning to Bank At School (Winter 2007)
Leaders Look to Market-Rate Housing to Foster Wilmington’s Revitalization (Fall 2006)
Wilmington Encourages Owners to Rehabilitate or Sell Vacant Properties (Fall 2006)
How Do Those Involved Assess Wilmington’s Redevelopment? (Fall 2006)
New Office Buildings Are Underway in Wilmington, But Will Demand Match Supply? (Fall 2006)
Public-Private Partnership Tackles Blighted Housing (Fall 2006)
Parents Are Key to Youth IDAs (Spring 2006)
Educators Teach Children to be Financially Savvy (Spring 2006)
Fannie Mae’s American Communities Fund® Supports Intermediaries (Winter 2005)
Delaware Wholesale Bank Resourceful in Its Community Development Lending (Fall 2005)
Church-Based CDC Helps Build Assets and Skills in Delaware (Summer/Fall 2004)
Delaware Bank Takes Flexible Approach for EITC Savers (Summer/Fall 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
Wilmington Native Is Appointed Federal Reserve Division Director (Summer/Fall 2004)
Commerce Bank Provides Financial Education to Nearly 100,000 Students (Summer/Fall 2003)
Community Development Studies and Education Launches Economic Education Program (Summer/Fall 2003)
Wilmington Nonprofit Expands Security-Deposit Loan Program for Renters (Summer/Fall 2003)
Leon N. Weiner, Affordable-Housing Developer and Advocate, Dies (Spring 2003)
ING’s Planet Orange Web Site Teaches Children About Savings (Spring 2003)
Nonprofits Launch Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign (Winter 2002)
Delaware Economic Opportunity Fund Creates Low- and Moderate-Income Jobs (Winter 2001)
Delaware State Housing Authority Has Bond, Grant, and Equity CRA Investment Opportunities
Winter 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
Financial Empowerment in a Post-High School World: Teens Introduced to Personal Finance Program (Summer/Fall 2001)
Nonprofits Pursue Different Financial-Literacy Strategies (Summer/Fall 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
Delaware Rural Housing Consortium Develops Three-Year Plan (Spring 2000)
Local Public Housing Authorities Selected for New Programs (Spring 2000)
Wilmington Trust Helps Public Housing Residents Save (Spring 2000)
Rural Housing Development (Spring 1999)

Economic Development

One River — Two Cities (Winter/Spring 2013)
Susquehanna Bank Participates in Economic Development on Camden’s Waterfront (Winter/Spring 2013)
Smaller Cities and Waterfront Redevelopment (Winter/Spring 2013)
What Makes Cities Resilient? (Fall 2012)
Keys to Success for Small Industrial Cities (Fall 2012)
Anchors Aweigh: Why Do Anchor Institutions Matter? (Fall 2012)
Tomorrow’s Leaders: Attracting Young Professionals (Fall 2012)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Impact and Challenges of Its Workforce Partnership Model (Winter 2012)
Workforce Development Partnership Serves Both Employers and Employees (Fall 2011)
The U.S. Public Workforce System (Fall 2011)
A Federal Perspective on Workforce Development Issues (Fall 2011)
The Collapse of the Labor Market for 16- to 24-Year-Olds (Fall 2011)
Economic Implications of Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Region (Spring/Summer 2011)
The Reform of Vacant Lant Policies in Philadelphia (Fall 2010)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
LDDs Offer a Window on Rural Pennsylvania (Spring/Summer 2009)
A Blueprint for American Prosperity (Spring/Summer 2008)
Mayors: Reinventing Begins with Planning (Spring/Summer 2008)
Urban Anchors Fuel Economic Growth and Civic Progress (Spring/Summer 2008)
How Can Foundations Change Urban Markets? (Spring/Summer 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Urban Developer Reflects on Community Development Financing (Spring/Summer 2007)
Leaders Look to Market-Rate Housing to Foster Wilmington’s Revitalization (Fall 2006)
New Markets Tax Credits Help Revitalize Trenton (Fall 2006)
Wilmington Encourages Owners to Rehabilitate or Sell Vacant Properties (Fall 2006)
New Office Buildings Are Underway in Wilmington, But Will Demand Match Supply? (Fall 2006)
Berks County Community Foundation Is Catalyst on Economic Development (Winter 2005)
Community Bank Takes Lead in Downtown Revitalization Project (Fall 2005)
District News (Fall 2005)
Advocates for Equity-Focused Smart Growth (Summer 2005)
Regional Equity Can Benefit All (Summer 2005)
Duisburg-Nord: From Rusted Ruins to Recreational Park (Spring 2005)
Leadership and Enthusiasm Fuel Small Town ’s Turnaround (Spring 2005)
Nonprofit Developer Active in Temple University Neighborhood (Winter 2004)
Arts District Invigorates Millville's Downtown (Summer/Fall 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
10 Ways to Reinvent Rural Regions (Summer/Fall 2004)
Temple University Initiatives Spur Development (Summer/Fall 2004)
Penn Succeeds as Investor and Developer (Spring 2004)
National Conference on Reinventing America's Older Communities Attracts Overflow Crowd (Spring 2004)
Are Economic Development Incentives a Failure? (Spring 2004)
First New Markets Tax Credit Awardees Seek Investors (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Markets Tax Credits - New Stimulus for Economic Development (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Market Tax Credits: Economic Development Tool in Low-Income Communities (Spring 2001)
NJ State Government Funds Faith-Based Organizations (Winter 2000)
Bank, CDFI Form Economic Partnership (Summer/Fall 2000)
Pennsylvania Utilities Form Renewable Energy Funds (Summer/Fall 2000)
Social Compact Develops New Tools for Analyzing Urban Neighborhoods (Summer/Fall 2000)
Eastern College Announces Program in Urban Economic Development at New Institute for Urban Studies (Summer/Fall 1999)
Wilkes-Barre Banks Land for Future Development (Summer/Fall 1999)

Federal Reserve

Community Outlook Survey Provides an Additional Resource for LMI Service Providers (Winter/Spring 2013)
Philadelphia Fed’s Economic Education Advisor Honored (Winter/Spring 2013)
What Makes Cities Resilient? (Fall 2012)
Keys to Success for Small Industrial Cities (Fall 2012)
How Can Local Governments Cope with the Fiscal Juggernaut? (Fall 2012)
Workforce Development Resources (Fall 2011)
New Book Probes the American Mortgage System (Fall 2011)
Financial Reform Brings New Consumer Protections (Winter 2011)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Fall 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Principles of Sound Central Banking (Winter 2009)
New Rules on Credit Card Practices and Disclosures (Winter 2009)
News and Events (Winter 2009)
Spotlight on Research: A Closer Look at Subprime Borrowers (Fall 2008)
Servicers Agree on Foreclosure Guidelines (Fall 2008)
Federal Reserve Study Shows Continued Decrease in Check Usage (Fall 2008)
The Federal Reserve System’s Response to Subprime Mortgage Challenges (Spring/Summer 2008)
Changes in Family Finances (Winter 2007)
Under the Wings of Angel Investors (Summer 2006)
Building Wealth and Ownership for All Americans (Summer 2006)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
New CRA Test for Intermediate Small Banks (Fall 2005)
District News (Fall 2005)
Wilmington Native Is Appointed Federal Reserve Division Director (Summer/Fall 2004)
Community Development Studies and Education Launches Economic Education Program (Summer/Fall 2003)
Financial Empowerment in a Post-High School World: Delaware Teens Introduced to Personal Finance Program (Summer/Fall 2001)
Freddie Mac Research: Counseling Reduces Home-Loan Delinquencies (Summer/Fall 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Summer/Fall 2001)
Philadelphia Fed's Minority Entrepreneurs Conference Called a Success (Winter 2000)
Philadelphia Fed to Host Minority Entrepreneurs Conference (Summer/Fall 2000)
Business Access to Capital and Credit Conference: Summary of Proceedings Available (Winter 1999)
Community Development Studies and Education Has Expanded Its Presence on Web Site (Winter 1999)
New Resources, CEDRIC, Now Available on the Web (Summer/Fall 1999)

Financial Literacy

Philadelphia Fed’s Economic Education Advisor Honored (Winter/Spring 2013)
Book Anchors Bank’s Financial Education Program (Spring/Summer 2011)
Banker’s Financial Education Efforts Focus on Students (Spring/Summer 2011)
Lessons Emerge From 19 Years of HOPE VI Funding (Spring/Summer 2011)
States Fight Foreclosure Rescue Scams (Fall 2009)
Pennsylvania's Credit Unions Offer Payday Lending Alternative (Fall 2008)
A School About Money for Adults (Winter 2007)
Banks Help Children Learn to Save (Winter 2007)
Educating More People About Money Through Collaboration (Winter 2007)
Learning to Bank At School (Winter 2007)
Building Wealth and Ownership for All Americans (Summer 2006)
H&R Block Helps Customers Build Assets (Spring 2006)
Refund Splitting Opens the Door to Asset Building (Spring 2006)
The Benefits of Employer-Assisted Housing (Spring 2006)
Asset Building in Latino Families and Communities (Spring 2006)
Educators Teach Children to be Financially Savvy (Spring 2006)
Maximizing Income for the Poor (Spring 2006)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
Most Consumers Don’t Understand Credit Scores (Spring 2005)
New Jersey Banking Department Emphasizes Community Outreach and Education (Summer/Fall 2003)
Community Development Studies and Education Launches Economic Education Program (Summer/Fall 2003)
Commerce Bank Provides Financial Education to Nearly 100,000 Students (Summer/Fall 2003)
Rural Opportunities, Inc. Develops Financial-Literacy and Entrepreneurship Curricula for Rural Youths (Spring 2003)
Church Credit Union Makes Impact With Youth Savings and Financial-Literacy Program (Spring 2003)
ING’s Planet Orange Web Site Teaches Children About Savings (Spring 2003)
Wachovia Provides Financial Literacy Training (Spring 2003)
Equity Bank: Children’s Savings Program Creates Goodwill — and New Business! (Spring 2003)
East Penn Bank Conducts Course And Operates Branch in High School (Spring 2003)
Philadelphia Campaign Encourages Residents To Increase Savings (Winter 2002)
Area Nonprofit Organizes Financial Literacy Seminars (Winter 2002)
Delaware Valley Credit-Counseling Service Launches Financial-Literacy Initiatives (Spring 2002)
National Consumer Credit Counseling Service Agencies Face Growing Competition (Spring 2002)
Can Lower Income Households Increase Savings with Financial-Management Education? (Summer/Fall 2001)
Financial Empowerment in a Post-High School World: Delaware Teens Introduced to Personal-Finance Program (Summer/Fall 2001)
Financial-Literacy Programs Target Students (Summer/Fall 2001)
First Union and PNC Offer Money-Management Seminars (Summer/Fall 2001)
Freddie Mac Research: Counseling Reduces Home-Loan Delinquencies (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Plan (Summer/Fall 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Summer/Fall 2001)
Nonprofits Pursue Different Financial-Literacy Strategies (Summer/Fall 2001)
Does Home-Ownership Education and Counseling Work? Paper Cites Need for More Research (Spring 2001)
Subprime Lender Adopts Best Practices in Agreement with ACORN (Winter 2000)
Financial Literacy Initiative Under Way for Underserved Communities (Summer/Fall 2000)
Identity Fraud, Microenterprise Are Topics of Fed Videos (Summer/Fall 2000)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Summer/Fall 2000)
NJDCA Launches Programs That Provide Tenant Education and Security Deposit Assistance
Winter 1999)
New Resources, CEDRIC, Now Abailable on the Web (Summer/Fall 1999)
Consumers Urged to "Know the Rules, Use the Tools" (Spring 1999)

Government Programs

PHFA Takes Pro-Active Steps in Loan Servicing to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Pennsylvania Legislation Enables Municipalities to Create Land Banks (Winter/Spring 2013)
Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Preservation Is Critical (Winter/Spring 2013)
What Makes Cities Resilient? (Fall 2012)
How Can Local Governments Cope with the Fiscal Juggernaut? (Fall 2012)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Impact and Challenges of Its Workforce Partnership Model (Winter 2012)
Consortium Seeks Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings (Winter 2012)
Getting School and Workforce Systems to Work Together (Winter 2012)
A Federal Perspective on Workforce Development Issues (Fall 2011)
The U.S. Public Workforce System (Fall 2011)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
The Reform of Vacant Land Policies in Philadelphia (Fall 2010)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
TRF Manages Three New Energy Loan Funds (Spring/Summer 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Drexel Advises PHA on Energy Improvements (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Do Land-Use Regulations Constrain Rental Housing Development in Suburban Areas? (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
Stimulus Bill Opportunities and Challenges for Delaware (Fall 2009)
Spotlight on Research: Will Income Inequality Be Reduced by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009? (Fall 2009)
Pennsylvania Law Covers Home Improvement Contractors (Fall 2009)
Delaware Enacts Payday Lending Law (Fall 2009)
New State and Federal Resources Help New Jersey Businesses Face Challenges of National Recession (Spring/Summer 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
A Safer Way to Renovate and Repair in Pa. (Fall 2008)
Research Examines Schools and Uneven Opportunities (Spring/Summer 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: Does Subsidized Housing Investment Improve the Neighborhood? (Spring/Summer 2007)
Educating More People About Money Through Collaboration (Winter 2007)
IRS Change Enables Taxpayers to Split Tax Refunds (Winter 2007)
New Markets Tax Credits Help Revitalize Trenton (Fall 2006)
Measuring the Impact of the Community Development Block Grant Program (Fall 2006)
What Is the New Markets Tax Credit Program? (Fall 2006)
A State Tax-Credit Program Becomes Even Better: CSP Becomes NPP (Summer 2006)
Refund Splitting Opens the Door to Asset Building (Spring 2006)
Maximizing Income for the Poor (Spring 2006)
Newtown-Area Townships Cooperate on Planning and Zoning Issues (Winter 2005)
Community Bank Thrives in Competitive Bank Market (Fall 2005)
PHFA Launches Affordable Apartment Search Tool (Fall 2005)
PHFA Spurs Mixed-Income Housing Construction to Revitalize Urban Neighborhoods (Winter 2004)
PHFA and PNC Bank Partner to Finance Mixed-Use Buildings (Winter 2004)
Small Business Administration’s Loan Programs Receive Boost (Spring 2005)
National Conference on Reinventing America's Older Communities Attracts Overflow Crowd (Spring 2004)
Older Suburbs: Our Past, Our Future (Winter 2003)
NJ Program Finances Five- to 25-Unit Multifamily Properties (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Jersey Banking Department Emphasizes Community Outreach and Education (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2003 (Summer/Fall 2003)
Far-Reaching Partnership in Pennsylvania Tax Credit Program Launched (Spring 2003)
Sam McCullough Shares Insights from Banking And Public-Service Career (Winter 2002)
Local Government Agencies Increase Collaboration To Leverage Funds (Winter 2002)
DCED Provides Grants to People with Disabilities for House and Apartment Modifications (Spring 2002)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Launches Programs for People with Disabilities (Spring 2002)
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Active in Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (Spring 2002)
Title I Home-Improvement Insurance Program Useful Tool for Owners with Little Equity (Spring 2002)
Delaware State Housing Authority Has Bond, Grant, and Equity CRA Investment Opportunities (Winter 2001)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Seeks CRA Investments in Five Programs (Winter 2001)
Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Assistance Program - A Popular Way to Make Grants and Get Tax Credit (Winter 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
State Tax Credit Proposed for Building Affordable Housing, Revitalizing Neighborhoods in New Jersey (Summer/Fall 2000)
Local Public Housing Authorities Selected for New Programs (Spring 2000)
NJEDA Builds Partnership to Assist Women Entrepreneurs (Spring 2000)
County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Afforable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania (Winter 1999)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
NJDCA Launches Programs That Provide Tenant Education and Security Deposit Assistance
Winter 1999)
Entrepreneurial Training Institute Counts on Bank Cooperation (Summer/Fall 1999)

Housing Services

PHFA Takes Pro-Active Steps in Loan Servicing to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
The DCIC Charts a New Course (Spring/Summer 2012)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
Pennsylvania Law Covers Home Improvement Contractors (Fall 2009)
Proposed Transfer of REO Properties to Local Partnerships (Winter 2009)
N.J. Nonprofit Signs Deal for Mortgages (Winter 2009)
Curriculum on REO Properties (Winter 2009)
A Safer Way to Renovate and Repair in Pa. (Fall 2008)
Spotlight on AchieveAbility: Education Is Key to Becoming Self-Sufficient (Spring/Summer 2007)
Parents Are Key to Youth IDAs (Spring 2006)
Bank Leadership in Consortium Builds on Tradition of Community Involvement (Fall 2005)
Delaware Bank Takes Flexible Approach for EITC Savers (Summer/Fall 2004)
DCED Provides Grants to People with Disabilities for House and Apartment Modifications (Spring 2002)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Launches Programs for People with Disabilities (Spring 2002)
Pennsylvania Self-Determination Project Broadens Housing Options for People with Disabilities (Spring 2002)
Residential Living Options, Inc. Helps Those with Disabilities Realize Housing Goals (Spring 2002)
Saint Joseph's Offers Its Expertise to Others in Delaware Valley (Spring 2002)
Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency Plans About $200 Million in Mortgage Revenue Bonds (Winter 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
First Union and PNC Offer Money-Management Seminars (Summer/Fall 2001)
Bank's Participation Recognized in CRA Exam (Winter 2000)
Wilmington Trust Helps Public Housing Residents Save (Spring 2000)
Electronic Transfer Accounts Benefits Both Financial Institutions and Consumers (Winter 1999)

Investments

One River — Two Cities (Winter/Spring 2013)
PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Reform of Vacant Land Policies in Philadelphia (Fall 2010)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
Drexel Advises PHA on Energy Improvements (Spring/Summer 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
Servicers Agree on Foreclosure Guidelines (Fall 2008)
How Can Foundations Change Urban Markets? (Spring/Summer 2008)
Venture Investment Fuels Job Expansion in Rural Area (Summer 2006)
Under the Wings of Angel Investors (Summer 2006)
Fannie Mae’s American Communities Fund® Supports Intermediaries (Winter 2005)
Standard & Poor’s Gives AAA Rating to Community Reinvestment Fund Offering Backed by Affordable Multifamily Loans (Spring 2005)
CRA Investments Posted; Cascade Becomes Quarterly Publication (Summer/Fall 2004)
Penn Succeeds as Investor and Developer (Spring 2004)
First New Markets Tax Credit Awardees Seek Investors (Summer/Fall 2003)
Far-Reaching Partnership in Pennsylvania Tax Credit Program Launched (Spring 2003)
Allfirst Commits $1 Million in Grants to Nonprofits in Three Cities and Receives Pennsylvania Tax Credits (Winter 2001)
Delaware State Housing Authority Has Bond, Grant, and Equity CRA Investment Opportunities (Winter 2001)
New Jersey Economic Development Authority Seeks CRA Investments in Five Programs (Winter 2001)
Penn Venture Partners Focuses on Venture Capital in Primarily Rural 34-County Pennsylvania Region (Winter 2001)
Financial Empowerment in a Post-High School World: Delaware Teens Indroduced to Personal-Finance Program (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Spring 2001)
Understanding CRA Investments Requires a New Lexicon (Spring 2001)
Bank Makes Equity Equivalent Investment in CDFI (Winter 2000)
National City Community Development Corporation Creates Affordable Housing Partnership in Pennsylvania (Winter 2000)
Bank, CDFI Form Economic Partnership (Summer/Fall 2000)
CDFIs Have a Friend in Pennsylvania (Spring 2000)
New Report Spotlights Growing CDFI Strength, Effectiveness (Winter 1999)
Opportunities for Community Development Investments (Winter 1999)
LISC Launches Community Development REIT (Summer/Fall 1999)
What Is a Real Estate Investment Trust? (Summer/Fall 1999)

Loans/Lending

PHFA Takes Pro-Active Steps in Loan Servicing to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
Economic Implications of Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Region (Spring/Summer 2011)
Management Team Key to Charter Schools’ Success (Winter 2011)
New Jersey Community Capital Strengthens Charter Schools (Winter 2011)
ShoreBank’s Legacy and Vision Continue: A Practitioner’s Perspective (Winter 2011)
Spotlight on Research: What Determines Automobile Loan Defaults and Prepayment? (Winter 2011)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
Reactive of Proactive? (Fall 2010)
ARRA Funds Energy-Efficiency Financing in Over 40 States (Fall 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Balancing Enterprise, Environment, and Equity (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
CDFI Business Lending Grows During Recession (Spring/Summer 2009)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Winter 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
A Safer Way to Renovate and Repair in Pa. (Fall 2008)
Pennsylvania's Credit Unions Offer Payday Lending Alternative (Fall 2008)
Spotlight on Research: A Closer Look at Subprime Borrowers (Fall 2008)
Servicers Agree on Foreclosure Guidelines (Fall 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Lender Shares Community Development Insights (Spring/Summer 2007)
Urban Developer Reflects on Community Development Financing (Spring/Summer 2007)
Developer’s Viewpoint: Urban Markets Strengthen, But Standard Real Estate Products Are Not Suited for Mixed-Use Urban Development Communities (Winter 2005)
Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Where Relationships Build Strong Communities (Fall 2005)
Community Bank Thrives in Competitive Bank Market (Fall 2005)
Bank Leadership in Consortium Builds on Tradition of Community Involvement (Fall 2005)
Community-Bank Lending Consortium Expands Financing and Membership (Fall 2005)
Banks Make Home Improvement Loans to Philadelphia Residents With Impaired Credit (Winter 2004)
PHFA Spurs Mixed-Income Housing Construction to Revitalize Urban Neighborhoods (Winter 2004)
Standard & Poor's Revises Criteria for Mortgage-Backed Securities (Summer/Fall 2004)
Predatory Lending: How Pervasive Is It? (Summer/Fall 2004)
Community Bank-Nonprofit Partnership Provides Car Loans to Entry-Level Workers (Summer/Fall 2003)
Wilmington Nonprofit Expands Security-Deposit Loan Program for Renters (Summer/Fall 2003)
NJ Program Finances Five- to 25-Unit Multifamily Properties (Summer/Fall 2003)
Community Banks Forge Community Development Corporation (Spring 2003)
Citizens Bank Increases Home-Mortgage and SBA Lending in Third District (Spring 2002)
Fed Takes Aim at Predatory Lending (Spring 2002)
James L. Lynch: Fleet Seeks Partnership with Nonprofits and Commits $2 Million to
Venture Capital Fund (Spring 2002)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Spring 2002)
National Consumer Credit Counseling Service Agencies Face Growing Competition (Spring 2002)
Nazareth National Bank & Trust Company Purchases Loans Made by Allentown NHS (Spring 2002)
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. Active in Pennsylvania Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (Spring 2002)
Stephen D. Steinour: Citizens Bank Seeks Multi-Year Community Partnerships, Adds Sabbatical Program (Spring 2002)
Waypoint Bank Becomes Leader in Third-Party Home-Improvement Loans (Spring 2002)
Fed Proposes Regulatory Changes to Prevent Lending Abuses (Spring 2001)
Predatory Lending: Some Tips for Diagnosis and Prevention (Spring 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
Chicago NHS Starts Loan Pool to Refinance Predatory Loans (Winter 2000)
Message From the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Winter 2000)
Subprime Lender Adopts Best Practices in Agreement with ACORN (Winter 2000)
Does a Consortium Make Sense? (Summer/Fall 2000)
Message From the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Summer/Fall 2000)
Predatory Lending (Summer/Fall 2000)
ABC Creates Lease to Purchase Initiative (Spring 2000)
County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania (Winter 1999)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
Credit Scoring: Friend or Foe (Spring 1999)
Fair Lending Issues (Spring 1999)
Ways to Work Program Gets Help from Consortium of Banks in South Jersey (Spring 1999)

New Jersey

One River — Two Cities (Winter/Spring 2013)
Susquehanna Bank Participates in Economic Development on Camden’s Waterfront (Winter/Spring 2013)
Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Preservation Is Critical (Winter/Spring 2013)
CDFI Adapts to Small Business Credit Challenges (Spring/Summer 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
ARRA Funds Energy-Efficiency Financing in Over 40 States (Fall 2010)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
States Fight Foreclosure Rescue Scams (Fall 2009)
Credit Unions Pursue Small Business Loans (Spring/Summer 2009)
Established Businesses Seek Help from SBDCs (Spring/Summer 2009)
New State and Federal Resources Help New Jersey Businesses Face Challenges of National Recession (Spring/Summer 2009)
Recent Study Examines Poverty in Atlantic City (Winter 2009)
N.J. Nonprofit Signs Deal for Mortgages (Winter 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Health and Wealth Go Hand in Hand (Winter 2007)
Banks Help Children Learn to Save (Winter 2007)
Bank of America Wants Customers to Keep Their Change (Winter 2007)
Parents Are Key to Youth IDAs (Spring 2006)
Educators Teach Children to be Financially Savvy (Spring 2006)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Where Relationships Build Strong Communities (Fall 2005)
Roma Bank: A CRA Success Story (Fall 2005)
Isles Adopts Regional Focus for Greater Impact (Summer 2005)
Pennsauken, NJ, Community Strives for Integration (Summer 2005)
RCAs Contrary to the Goals of Regional Equity (Summer 2005)
Arts District Invigorates Millville's Downtown (Summer/Fall 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
Standard & Poor's Revises Criteria for Mortgage-Backed Securities (Summer/Fall 2004)
MEND Pursues Transit-Oriented Housing Development Strategy (Spring 2004)
Lenders Seek Clarification of NJ's New Predatory-Lending Law (Summer/Fall 2003)
NJ Program Finances Five- to 25-Unit Multifamily Properties (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Jersey Banking Department Emphasizes Community Outreach and Education (Summer/Fall 2003)
New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2003 (Summer/Fall 2003)
Commerce Bank Provides Financial Education to Nearly 100,000 Students (Summer/Fall 2003)
Heart of Camden Accelerates Pace of Renovations in Camden (Spring 2003)
Sr. Peg Hynes — “She worked very hard for the good of people.” (Spring 2003)
Equity Bank: Children’s Savings Program Creates Goodwill — and New Business! (Spring 2003)
District News (Spring 2002)
Financial-Literacy Programs Target Students (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
Nonprofits Pursue Different Financial-Literacy Strategies (Summer/Fall 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
NJ State Government Funds Faith-Based Organizations (Winter 2000)
State Tax Credits Proposed for Building Affordable Housing, Revitalizing Neighborhoods in New Jersey (Summer/Fall 2000)
NJEDA Builds Partnership to Assist Women Entrepreneurs (Spring 2000)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
NJDCA Launches Programs That Provide Tenant Education and Security Deposit Assistance
Winter 1999)
Entrepreneurial Training Institute Counts on Bank Cooperation (Summer/Fall 1999)
Smaller Multifamily Building Represents Unmet Credit Needs (Summer/Fall 1999)
Ways to Work Program Gets Help from Consortium of Banks in South Jersey (Spring 1999)

Nonprofits

Community Outlook Survey Provides an Additional Resource for LMI Service Providers (Winter/Spring 2013)
Keys to Success for Small Industrial Cities (Fall 2012)
Anchors Aweigh: Why Do Anchor Institutions Matter? (Fall 2012)
The Creative Economy Spurs Economic Development (Fall 2012)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
Observations on Employment and Training at Impact Services (Spring/Summer 2012)
PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Impact and Challenges of Its Workforce Partnership Model (Winter 2012)
Training for Jobs in the Emerging Energy-Efficiency Industry (Winter 2012)
Workforce Development Partnership Serves Both Employers and Employees (Fall 2011)
Lessons Emerge from 19 Years of HOPE VI Funding (Spring/Summer 2011)
Maintaining the Viability of Small-Scale Rental Housing (Spring/Summer 2011)
Moving Forward in a Time of Change: The Future of the Community Development Industry (Winter 2011)
Land Banks as a Redevelopment Tool (Fall 2010)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
TRF Manages Three New Energy Loan Funds (Spring/Summer 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
Preserving the Small Rental Housing Sector (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
Strengthening the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Investment Market (Fall 2009)
Delaware Enacts Payday Lending Law (Fall 2009)
Proposed Transfer of REO Properties to Local Partnerships (Winter 2009)
N.J. Nonprofit Signs Deal for Mortgages (Winter 2009)
How Can Foundations Change Urban Markets? (Spring/Summer 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: How Can CDFIs Measure Economic and Social Impact? (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Good Data Drive Good Investment Decisions (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
New Jersey CDFI Focuses on Child Care Facilities and Charter Schools (Winter 2008)
Lender Shares Community Development Insights (Spring/Summer 2007)
Reviving Commercial Corridors (Spring/Summer 2007)
Spotlight on AchieveAbility: Education Is Key to Becoming Self-Sufficient (Spring/Summer 2007)
A School About Money for Adults (Winter 2007)
A State Tax-Credit Program Becomes Even Better: CSP Becomes NPP (Summer 2006)
New Predevelopment Funds for Rental Housing Preservation (Summer 2006)
Bank and Nonprofit Help Moderate-Income Families Build Assets (Spring 2006)
Maximizing Income for the Poor (Spring 2006)
Philadelphia Employers Participate in Home•Buy•Now (Spring 2006)
Video on Lending Abuses and Discussion Papers (Winter 2005)
Smart Growth America Active on Vacant Property Campaign (Winter 2005)
Susquehanna Patriot Bank: Where Relationships Build Strong Communities (Fall 2005)
Isles Adopts Regional Focus for Greater Impact (Summer 2005)
Pennsauken, NJ, Community Strives for Integration (Summer 2005)
FHLB Initiative: Blueprint Communities (Spring 2005)
Wachovia Regional Foundation Funds Neighborhood Planning and Development (Spring 2005)
Nonprofit Developer Active in Temple University Neighborhood (Winter 2004)
Church-Based CDC Helps Build Assets and Skills in Delaware (Summer/Fall 2004)
MEND Pursues Transit-Oriented Housing Development Strategy (Spring 2004)
10,000 Friends of PA Honors Excellence in Design and Development (Winter 2003)
The Reinvestment Fund Pursues Smart-Growth Agenda (Winter 2003)
Urban-Environmental Smart-Growth Partnerships Focus on Quality of Life (Winter 2003
CDC Committee Is Catalyst for Brownfields Redevelopment (Winter 2003)
Community Bank-Nonprofit Partnership Provides Car Loans to Entry-Level Workers (Summer/Fall 2003)
Wilmington Nonprofit Expands Security-Deposit Loan Program for Renters (Summer/Fall 2003)
Heart of Camden Accelerates Pace of Renovations in Camden (Spring 2003)
Sr. Peg Hynes — “She worked very hard for the good of people.” (Spring 2003)
Nueva Esperanza Builds Brighter Future For Hispanics in North Philadelphia (Spring 2003)
Nonprofit Builds New Houses in Chester, PA (Winter 2002)
Philadelphia Campaign Encourages Residents To Increase Savings (Winter 2002)
Area Nonprofit Organizes Financial Literacy Seminars (Winter 2002)
Nonprofits Launch Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign (Winter 2002)
Community Coalitions Help Low-Income Families Obtain Earned Income Tax Credit and Build Assets (Winter 2002)
Saint Joseph's Offers Its Expertise to Others in Delaware Valley (Spring 2002)
Women's Community Revitalization Project Plans Regional Pre-Development Facilities Fund (Spring 2002)
Allfirst Commits $1 Million in Grants to Nonprofits in Three Cities and Receives Pennsylvania Tax Credits (Winter 2001)
Financial-Literacy Programs Target Students (Summer/Fall 2001)
First Union and PNC Offer Money-Management Seminars (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
Nonprofits Pursue Different Financial-Literacy Strategies (Summer/Fall 2001)
NJ State Government Funds Faith-Based Organizations (Winter 2000)
New Nonprofit Focuses on Preserving Affordable Housing (Spring 2000)
Other National Affordable Housing Preservation Efforts (Spring 2000)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
Ways to Work Program Gets Help from Consortium of Banks in South Jersey (Spring 1999)

Pennsylvania

PHFA Takes Pro-Active Steps in Loan Servicing to Keep Borrowers in Their Homes (Winter/Spring 2013)
Pennsylvania Legislation Enables Municipalities to Create Land Banks (Winter/Spring 2013)
One River — Two Cities (Winter/Spring 2013)
Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Preservation Is Critical (Winter/Spring 2013)
What Makes Cities Resilient? (Fall 2012)
The Creative Economy Spurs Economic Development (Fall 2012)
How Can Local Governments Cope with the Fiscal Juggernaut? (Fall 2012)
Urban Education: Models That Work (Fall 2012)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
Observations on Employment and Training at Impact Services (Spring/Summer 2012)
PNC Leverages New Markets Tax Credits in Rural Project (Spring/Summer 2012)
The Lack of Gap Funding for Affordable Rental Housing Projects (Spring/Summer 2012)
Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Impact and Challenges of Its Workforce Partnership Model (Winter 2012)
Forum Focuses on Effective Community Development Corporations (Winter 2012)
Training for Jobs in the Emerging Energy-Efficiency Industry (Winter 2012)
Consortium Seeks Energy-Efficient Commercial Buildings (Winter 2012)
Workforce Development Partnership Serves Both Employers and Employees (Fall 2011)
The Collapse of the Labor Market for 16- to 24-Year-Olds (Fall 2011)
Economic Implications of Natural Gas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale Region (Spring/Summer 2011)
Lessons Emerge from 19 Years of HOPE VI Funding (Spring/Summer 2011)
Maintaining the Viability of Small-Scale Rental Housing (Spring/Summer 2011)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
The Reform of Vacant Land Policies in Philadelphia (Fall 2010)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
Steps Toward a Clean Energy Recovery (Spring/Summer 2010)
Drexel Advises PHA on Energy Improvements (Spring/Summer 2010)
TRF Manages Three New Energy Loan Funds (Spring/Summer 2010)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
Balancing Enterprise, Environment, and Equity (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Energy Renovations Help Preserve Rental Housing (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Smart Rehab for Rentals (Winter 2010)
HUD Awards $95 Million to Third District for Neighborhood Stabilization (Fall 2009)
States Fight Foreclosure Rescue Scams (Fall 2009)
Pennsylvania Law Covers Home Improvement Contractors (Fall 2009)
Credit Unions Pursue Small Business Loans (Spring/Summer 2009)
Established Businesses Seek Help from SBDCs (Spring/Summer 2009)
LDDs Offer a Window on Rural Pennsylvania (Spring/Summer 2009)
Credit Crunch Leads to a Boom for FHA’s Refinance Program (Fall 2008)
A Safer Way to Renovate and Repair in Pa. (Fall 2008)
Pennsylvania's Credit Unions Offer Payday Lending Alternative (Fall 2008)
Urban Anchors Fuel Economic Growth and Civic Progress (Spring/Summer 2008)
How Can Foundations Change Urban Markets? (Spring/Summer 2008)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
Nonprofit Finance Fund Analyzes Nonprofit Businesses (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Good Data Drive Good Investment Decisions (Winter 2008)
A Matter of Main Streets (Spring/Summer 2007)
Lender Shares Community Development Insights (Spring/Summer 2007)
Reviving Commercial Corridors (Spring/Summer 2007)
Spotlight on AchieveAbility: Education Is Key to Becoming Self-Sufficient (Spring/Summer 2007)
Urban Developer Reflects on Community Development Financing (Spring/Summer 2007)
Educating More People About Money Through Collaboration (Winter 2007)
Banks Help Children Learn to Save (Winter 2007)
Bank of America Wants Customers to Keep Their Change (Winter 2007)
Rural Census Tracts and Disaster Areas Become CRA-Eligibl (Fall 2006)
Banks Open Branches in Low-Income Areas (Summer 2006)
Venture Investment Fuels Job Expansion in Rural Area (Summer 2006)
A State Tax-Credit Program Becomes Even Better: CSP Becomes NPP (Summer 2006)
New Predevelopment Funds for Rental Housing Preservation (Summer 2006)
H&R Block Helps Customers Build Assets (Spring 2006)
Parents Are Key to Youth IDAs (Spring 2006)
Bank and Nonprofit Help Moderate-Income Families Build Assets (Spring 2006)
Philadelphia Employers Participate in Home•Buy•Now (Spring 2006)
Educators Teach Children to be Financially Savvy (Spring 2006)
Maximizing Income for the Poor (Spring 2006)
Berks County Community Foundation Is Catalyst on Economic Development (Winter 2005)
Fannie Mae’s American Communities Fund® Supports Intermediaries (Winter 2005)
Smart Growth America Active on Vacant Property Campaign (Winter 2005)
Newtown-Area Townships Cooperate on Planning and Zoning Issues (Winter 2005)
Older Cities Modernize Zoning and Development-Review Process (Winter 2005)
PolicyLink Report Proposes Action for Equitable Opportunity (Winter 2005)
Community Bank Strategy Flourishes in Rural Pennsylvania (Fall 2005)
Community Bank Takes Lead in Downtown Revitalization Project (Fall 2005)
Community Bank Thrives in Competitive Bank Market (Fall 2005)
Bank Leadership in Consortium Builds on Tradition of Community Involvement (Fall 2005)
Community-Bank Lending Consortium Expands Financing and Membership (Fall 2005)
PHFA Launches Affordable Apartment Search Tool (Fall 2005)
Houstoun’s Four Targets for Regional Equity (Summer 2005)
Pennsylvania Banking Department Announces Plan to Combat Foreclosures (Spring 2005)
FHLB Initiative: Blueprint Communities (Spring 2005)
Pennsylvania Launches Broad-Based Response to Foreclosure Problem (Winter 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
Temple University Initiatives Spur Development (Summer/Fall 2004)
Penn Succeeds as Investor and Developer (Spring 2004)
Penn Creates Model Public School, Fights Crime, Increases Homeownership, and Boosts Minority Purchasing (Spring 2004)
PNC Integrates Community Development Banking in Its Delaware Valley Branches (Spring 2004)
Cities and Suburbs Need to Forge Alliances in Light of New Metropolitan Reality (Winter 2003)
William Penn Foundation Backs Innovative Regional Revitalization Strategies (Winter 2003)
10,000 Friends of PA Honors Excellence in Design and Development (Winter 2003)
The Reinvestment Fund Pursues Smart-Growth Agenda (Winter 2003)
Should Philadelphia's Suburbs Help Their Central City? (Winter 2003)
Older Suburbs: Our Past, Our Future (Winter 2003)
CDC Committee Is Catalyst for Brownfields Redevelopment (Winter 2003)
Commerce Bank Provides Financial Education to Nearly 100,000 Students (Summer/Fall 2003)
Community Bank-Nonprofit Partnership Provides Car Loans to Entry-Level Workers (Summer/Fall 2003)
Church Credit Union Makes Impact With Youth Savings and Financial-Literacy Program (Spring 2003)
East Penn Bank Conducts Course And Operates Branch in High School (Spring 2003)
Community Banks Forge Community Development Corporation (Spring 2003)
Far-Reaching Partnership in Pennsylvania Tax Credit Program Launched (Spring 2003)
Nueva Esperanza Builds Brighter Future For Hispanics in North Philadelphia (Spring 2003)
Pennsylvania Brownfields Fund Seeks Investors While California Fund Makes Initial Loans (Winter 2002)
Sam McCullough Shares Insights from Banking And Public-Service Career (Winter 2002)
Local Government Agencies Increase Collaboration To Leverage Funds (Winter 2002)
Nonprofit Builds New Houses in Chester, PA (Winter 2002)
Philadelphia Campaign Encourages Residents To Increase Savings (Winter 2002)
Area Nonprofit Organizes Financial Literacy Seminars (Winter 2002)
Nonprofits Launch Earned Income Tax Credit Campaign (Winter 2002)
Pennsylvania's Neighborhood Assistance Program - A Popular Way to Make Grants and Get Tax Credit (Winter 2001)
Financial-Literacy Programs Target Students (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs Advance in Pennsylvania; Programs Launched in New Jersey and Delaware (Summer/Fall 2001)
Pennsylvania Brownfields Fund Moves into Implementation Phase (Spring 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
Bank Makes Equity Equivalent Investment in CDFI (Winter 2000)
Bank's Participation Recognized in CRA Exam (Winter 2000)
National City Community Development Corporation Creates Affordable Housing Partnership in Pennsylvania (Winter 2000)
Public-Housing Residents Become Home Buyers (Winter 2000)
Bank, CDFI Form Economic Partnership (Summer/Fall 2000)
Financial Literacy Initiatives Under Way for Underserved Communities (Summer/Fall 2000)
Financial Resources for the Environment (FRE) Develops Mission Statement (Summer/Fall 2000)
Pennsylvania Utilities Form Renewable Energy Funds (Summer/Fall 2000)
ABC Creates Lease to Purchase Initiative (Spring 2000)
CDFIs Have a Friend in Pennsylvania (Spring 2000)
Local Public Housing Authorities Selected for New Programs (Spring 2000)
Planning Process for Pennsylvania Brownfields Is Under Way (Spring 2000)
County Housing Trust Funds: A Source for Affordable Housing Finance in Pennsylvania (Winter 1999)
An Innovative Brownfields Initiative Catches Fire in Pennsylvania (Summer/Fall 1999)
Eastern College Announces Program in Urban Economic Development at New Institute for Urban Studies (Summer/Fall 1999)
Wilkes-Barre Banks Land for Future Development (Summer/Fall 1999)
City of Bethlehem and ABC Join Forces on the Bethlehem Home Ownership Project (Spring 1999)
Rural Housing Development (Spring 1999)

Research

Spotlight on Research: Youth Debt and College Graduation (Winter/Spring 2013)
Community Outlook Survey Provides an Additional Resource for LMI Service Providers (Winter/Spring 2013)
What Makes Cities Resilient? (Fall 2012)
Keys to Success for Small Industrial Cities (Fall 2012)
Spotlight on Research: The Distributional Impact of Negative Equity (Spring/Summer 2012)
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions: The Impact and Challenges of Its Workforce Partnership Model (Winter 2012)
Spotlight on Research: Early Labor Experiences of Young Men: Underlying Factors and Later Consequences (Winter 2012)
The Collapse of the Labor Market for 16- to 24-Year-Olds (Fall 2011)
Spotlight on Research: The Economic Benefits of a Community College Education (Fall 2011)
Workforce Development Resources (Fall 2011)
New Book Probes the American Mortgage System (Fall 2011)
Spotlight on Research: The Distributional Impact of Unemployment (Spring/Summer 2011)
Spotlight on Research: What Determines Automobile Loan Defaults and Prepayment? (Winter 2011)
ECA Addresses Challenges of Rising Energy Costs (Fall 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Sustainable Housing: Consumers’ Perspectives (Fall 2010)
Drexel Advises PHA on Energy Improvements (Spring/Summer 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Is a Reverse Mortgage in Your Retirement Plans? (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Tenants in Foreclosed Properties Have New Rights (Winter 2010)
Do Land-Use Regulations Constrain Rental Housing Development in Suburban Areas? (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Spotlight on Research: Will Income Inequality Be Reduced by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009? (Fall 2009)
Spotlight on Research: Small Business' Access to Credit (Spring/Summer 2009)
Spotlight on Research: A Closer Look at Subprime Borrowers (Fall 2008)
Federal Reserve Study Shows Continued Decrease in Check Usage (Fall 2008)
Research Examines Schools and Uneven Opportunities (Spring/Summer 2008)
Research Perspective: How Does Place Matter? (Spring/Summer 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: How Can CDFIs Measure Economic and Social Impact? (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Good Data Drive Good Investment Decisions (Winter 2008)
NCALL Loan Fund: Filling Funding Gaps (Winter 2008)
Spotlight on Research: Does Subsidized Housing Investment Improve the Neighborhood? (Spring/Summer 2007)
Changes in Family Finances (Winter 2007)
Measuring the Impact of the Community Development Block Grant Program (Fall 2006)
Building Wealth and Ownership for All Americans (Summer 2006)
Disasters, Public Needs, and Public Policy (Summer 2006)
Asset Building In Latino Families and Communities (Spring 2006)
Spotlight on Research: Urban Success Stories—Reputation or Reality? (Winter 2005)
Per Capita Personal Income Differences Among States (Summer 2005)
CRA and Racial Housing Patterns (Spring 2005)
Foreclosures: Factors That Influence Default and Loss Rates (Winter 2004)
Predatory Lending: How Pervasive Is It? (Summer/Fall 2004)
10 Ways to Reinvent Rural Regions (Summer/Fall 2004)
Are Economic Development Incentives a Failure? (Spring 2004)
Should Philadelphia's Suburbs Help Their Central City? (Winter 2003)
New Lending and Demographic Data And Financial-Education Resources Are Added to Philadelphia Fed’s Web Site (Spring 2003)
Can Lower Income Households Increase Savings with Financial-Management Education? (Summer/Fall 2001)
Financial Empowerment in a Post-High School World: Delaware Teens Introduced to Personal-Finance Program (Summer/Fall 2001)
Financial-Literacy Programs Target Students (Summer/Fall 2001)
Freddie Mac Research: Counseling Reduces Home-Loan Delinquencies (Summer/Fall 2001)
IDAs: The National Picture (Summer/Fall 2001)
Message from the Community Development Studies and Education Officer (Summer/Fall 2001)
Does Home-Ownership Education and Counseling Work? Paper Cites Need for More Research (Spring 2001)
Third District HMDA Analysis 1998-1999 (Spring 2001)
Social Compact Develops New Tools for Analyzing Urban Neighborhoods (Summer/Fall 2000)
New Report Spotlights Growing CDFI Strength, Effectiveness (Winter 1999)
Government, Lenders, Nonprofits Tackle Multifamily Housing Issues in New Jersey (Winter 1999)
New Resources, CEDRIC, Now Available on the Web (Summer/Fall 1999)

Rural Housing

Groundbreaking Deal Preserves 376 Affordable Housing Units (Spring/Summer 2012)
Resident-Owned Manufactured Home Communities (Spring/Summer 2010)
Pennsylvania's Lowest-Income Renters Have the Greatest Needs (Winter 2010)
Strategies to Encourage Quality Rentals (Winter 2010)
Rural Census Tracts and Disaster Areas Become CRA-Eligible (Fall 2006)
Banks Open Branches in Low-Income Areas (Summer 2006)
Rural Opportunities, Inc. Develops Financial-Literacy and Entrepreneurship Curricula for Rural Youths (Spring 2003)
Penn Venture Partners Focuses on Venture Capital in Primarily Rural 34-County Pennsylvania Region (Winter 2001)
Delaware Rural Housing Consortium Develops Three-Year Plan (Spring 2000)
Rural Housing Development (Spring 1999)

Small Business

Small Business Lenders Have Opportunities for Collaboration on U.S. Treasury Initiative (Winter/Spring 2013)
Nonprofit Focuses on Employment Training and Business and Community Development (Spring/Summer 2012)
CDFI Adapts to Small Business Credit Challenges (Spring/Summer 2012)
AFC Expands Its Energy-Efficiency Lending (Fall 2010)
Bankers Explain Constraints on CRA Lending and Investing (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Intensifies Focus on Delinquency Management (Spring/Summer 2010)
CDFI Business Lending Grows During Recession (Spring/Summer 2009)
Recovery Act Gives SBA Tools to Boost Small Businesses (Spring/Summer 2009)
New State and Federal Resources Help New Jersey Businesses Face Challenges of National Recession (Spring/Summer 2009)
Established Businesses Seek Help from SBDCs (Spring/Summer 2009)
Credit Unions Pursue Small Business Loans (Spring/Summer 2009)
Spotlight on Research:Small Businesses' Access to Credit (Spring/Summer 2009)
LDDs Offer a Window on Rural Pennsylvania (Spring/Summer 2009)
State of Delaware and Banks Assist Businesses (Spring/Summer 2009)
Community First Fund Expands and Diversifies (Winter 2008)
The Progress Fund: Harnessing Tourism for Economic Development (Winter 2008)
Demand Grows for CDFI Financing (Winter 2008)
Credit Counseling for Small Business Owners (Winter 2007)
Venture Investment Fuels Job Expansion in Rural Area (Summer 2006)
Under the Wings of Angel Investors (Summer 2006)
Small Business Administration’s Loan Programs Receive Boost (Spring 2005)
CDFI Expands Business Lending in Southern New Jersey (Winter 2004)
Enterprise Center Focuses on High-Growth Minority-Owned Businesses (Winter 2004)
New Markets Tax Credit Allocations Made to NJEDA, TRF, and GSA Management (Summer/Fall 2004)
New Markets Tax Credits - New Stimulus for Economic Development (Summer/Fall 2003)
Fleet Strengthens Small-Business Products and Provides $750,000 Grant to Camden , NJ, Project (Spring 2002)
GS Capital Provides Venture Capital to Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses on East Coast (Winter 2001)
Minority-Owned Businesses Receive Small Amount of Equity Investments Made (Winter 2001)
Murex Investments I, L.P. Plans to Invest in Businesses Located in Very Low-Income Areas
Winter 2001)
Philadelphia Fed's Minority Entrepreneurs Conference Called a Success (Winter 2000)
Texas Banks Form Venture Capital Fund (Winter 2000)
Does a Consortium Make Sense? (Summer/Fall 2000)
Identity Fraud, Microenterprise Are Topics of Fed Videos (Summer/Fall 2000)
Philadelphia Fed to Host Minority Entrepreneurs Conference (Summer/Fall 2000)
NJEDA Builds Partnership to Assist Women Entrepreneurs (Spring 2000)
Business Access to Capital and Credit Conference: Summary of Proceedings Available (Winter 1999)
Business Incubators Nurture Potential Major Leaguers (Summer/Fall 1999)
Entrepreneurial Training Institute Counts on Bank Cooperation (Summer/Fall 1999)