July 29, 2010

Tools and Trends: Neighborhood Stabilization and Beyond

The Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission (NSVRC), the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the Virginia Association of Counties and the Virginia Municipal League will collaborate on a one-day workshop on neighborhood stabilization for local jurisdictions.

July 8, 2010

Call for Papers: 2011 Community Affairs Research Conference

The Community Affairs Officers of the Federal Reserve System invite paper submissions for the seventh Federal Reserve Community Affairs Research Conference.

Community Data
The Community Data Resource Center is a collection of measures from public data sources compiled for the Fifth District. This community development data is at the county and state level for the District's five states, as well as, the District of Columbia.

Foreclosure
The Foreclosure section provides a comprehensive list of both national and local foreclosure prevention information, resources and data. The site is aimed at connecting organizations, communities, consumers and financial institutions with the resources they need to help mitigate foreclosure losses.

Mortgage Performance Summaries
This series of quarterly reports provides state-level analyses of housing markets, and the composition and performance of mortgage markets in the Fifth District.

2010 Census
The 2010 Census has a direct impact on communities through the allocation of federal and state funding for important community development efforts. Census information helps determine the resources your community will need going forward. Learn more about the upcoming U.S. Census.

Policy summaries of community development related regulations and provisions and accompanying publications and resources.

Volume 1, Issue 1 2010 

Employer-Sponsored Alternatives to Payday Loans in Virginia

This issue looks at a new payday lending alternative being driven by employer-credit union partnerships that is gaining momentum in Virginia.

Fall/Winter 2009 

Community Perspective: Implementing the Neighborhood Stabilization Program

The following pages compare the strategies and challenges of two community organizations—one in Virginia and the other in South Carolina—that are trying to tackle the negative impacts of foreclosure through the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP).