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Childcare Disruptions and Mothers’ Availability to Work during the Pandemic: Evidence from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking
The first article finds that the pandemic disrupted childcare or in-person schooling for nearly 70 percent of parents, with 25 percent of mothers reporting that they did not work or worked less as a result.
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Two Tales of Changes in Retail Banking
This issue of Consumer & Community Context focuses on two aspects of these changes in retail banking.
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CDFIs Response to COVID-19
This second article describes the operations of community development financial institutions and their roles responding to the pandemic.
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The Initial Impact of COVID-19 on Communities and the Entities Serving Them
This fourth article highlights the results of a survey of organizations providing services to LMI communities during the pandemic.
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Access to Financial Services Matters to Small Businesses
This issue of Consumer & Community Context focuses on small businesses’ access to capital.
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Single Mothers Have Little Wealth to Withstand Outsized COVID-19 Impact
The second shows that single mothers had slim financial cushions going into the COVID-19 recession and had higher unemployment rates during the recession than single fathers and women without children.
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Growing Pains: Examining Small Business Access to Affordable Credit in Low-Income Areas
This third article examines small businesses’ access to financial services in low- and moderate-income communities.
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Searching for Small Business Credit Online: What Prospective Borrowers Encounter on Fintech Lender Websites
This first article describes what small business owners encounter when searching for financing on the websites of online lenders.
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Mind the Gap: Minority-Owned Small Businesses' Financing Experiences in 2018
This second article explores disparities in small business credit approval by race and ethnicity.
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At the Fed, Consumers and Communities Matter
This new article series will highlight Federal Reserve research and analysis of the financial conditions and experiences of consumers and communities, including traditionally underserved and economically vulnerable households and neighborhoods. Our goal for this series is not just to share insights, but to provide context for the complex economic and financial issues that affect individuals, communities, and the broader economy—and, in the process, enhance understanding of and enrich the dialogue on issues that touch all of our lives.