Blog Posts

For the 12th District’s third quarter of 2021, it remained a tale of shortages: labor and supply chains. The Supervision + Credit team’s quarterly First Glance 12L report notes supply chain hurdles continued across the District, impacting the labor market and inventory prices.

Unreserved opportunity is the touchstone that guides our work at the San Francisco Fed, and this was evident in 2021. As we begin 2022, may we continue to learn from the challenges of the past year, as well as find inspiration in our successes.

The pandemic highlighted the important role early care and education (ECE) plays in the economy. To dig deeper into some of the key issues in this sector, the Federal Reserve is releasing a series of articles that discuss the cost, affordability, and racial equity issues related to high-quality ECE.

As 2021 draws to a close, we look back at how we’ve learned, adapted, and grown over the past year.

From barre to books to riding BART, here are some fun facts about our new FVP and COO.

What was the Fed’s December 2021 decision? And how does it affect you? FOMC Rewind breaks it down.

How do gender and racial inequities affect the economy? The “Unlocking Our Potential” essay contest invites graduate students to share their insights and analysis for a chance to win an internship and cash prize.

In the first post of our Understanding Climate Risk series, our Community Development team highlights five takeaways from their recent climate risk survey of community development practitioners.

How can we make credit more accessible to small business owners of color and those in underserved communities? A recent SF Fed event points to partnerships and collaborations, right-sizing risk assessment for prospective borrowers, and leveraging technology.

Our Framework for Change is our commitment to taking action that will result in greater racial and ethnic equity in our organization and the communities we serve across the Federal Reserve’s Twelfth District. We are transparent about our goals, and will publish our progress annually so we are accountable to ourselves and to the American […]