Report
Innovative Approaches to Investing with Impact in St. Louis
Byrne, Mariah; Cameron, Heather; Floros, Theodore; Eggleston, Mike (2019-04)
Community Development Publications and Reports

Exploring Trends in Community Development Consumer Lending
Eggleston, Mike (2025-06-17)
Consumer loans make up the largest part of community development financial institution (CDFI) financing. How does this lending differ in the Eighth District and the U.S.?
On the Economy

Community Development Lenders Get Big Opportunity
Eggleston, Mike (2022-08-03)
The Emergency Capital Investment Program is the largest ever targeted to community development lenders to help in their support of under-resourced communities.
Open Vault

The American Rescue Plan Resurrected a Key Small-Business Financing Program
Eggleston, Mike (2021-05-12)
Community lenders could play an important role in deploying funding from the resurrected and enhanced State Small Business Credit Initiative.
Open Vault

Journal Article
Digging into the St. Louis Fed’s Community Investment Explorer 2.0
Eggleston, Mike (2021-11-17)
Learn about a new interactive data tool created to help users analyze the equitable distribution of capital throughout the U.S. from 2012 to 2020.
Bridges , Volume 2021 (4)

Journal Article
Virtual CDFI Symposium Places Focus on Policy and Innovation
Eggleston, Mike (2020-08-16)
See highlights from a webinar series created to promote research surrounding the purpose and influence of community development financial institutions (CDFIs).
Bridges

Journal Article
Fed’s PPP Liquidity Facility Provides CDFIs Balance Sheet Relief
Eggleston, Mike (2021-02-23)
Learn how the Federal Reserve’s Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility has aided community development financial institutions in supporting small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bridges , Volume 2021 (1)

Journal Article
New St. Louis Fed Tool Dives Deep into Community Investment
Eggleston, Mike (2017-01)
The St. Louis Fed?s Mike Eggleston discusses the Community Investment Explorer (CIE), which aggregates over 500,000 transactions from three programs that drive investment into underserved communities?LIHTC, CDFI and NMTC. This new tool shows geographic comparisons and trends over time in a way that is easily customizable.
Bridges , Issue Winter

Journal Article
All Low- and Moderate-Income Areas Are Not Created Equal
Eggleston, Mike (2016-07)
Read about the implications of disparities in consumer credit in LMI neighborhoods across metropolitan areas for both residents and regulated financial institutions that serve these markets.
Bridges , Issue Summer

Journal Article
Innovative Credit Union Association Expands Access to Capital
Eggleston, Mike (2015-07)
The St. Louis Fed?s Mike Eggleston discusses how CDFI certification for credit unions impacted Ferguson, Mo., and how it can greatly benefit low- and moderate-income members.
Bridges , Issue Summer