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CDFI Survey Results Over Time
This spring, the Richmond Fed led efforts to collect data on community development financial institutions (CDFIs) through the 2025 Federal Reserve CDFI Survey. In general, this year's survey respondents reported relatively strong demand for CDFIs' products, noted the importance of federal funding for their organizations, cited staffing and technological challenges, and expressed hopes to expand in the future.Since 2019, the Federal Reserve CDFI Survey has been conducted every two years (with the exception of a special COVID-19 CDFI Survey in 2020). Understanding the current industry landscape ...
Discussion Paper
Recent Employment Changes in the D.C. Area
An important role of the Richmond Fed is understanding economic developments in our Fifth District. The concentration of federal employees and spending in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia has made it particularly important to understand any potential impact of federal spending and workforce cuts on the regional labor market. This post describes some of the labor market data that we track and explores recent employment declines and elevated unemployment claims in the public and private technical sector of the D.C., Maryland, Virginia (DMV) region.