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Journal Article
Recent Innovations in Reducing Home Energy Costs and Improving Resilience for Low- and Moderate-Income Renters and Homeowners
Community Development (CD) practitioners across the western U.S. are engaging in new efforts to reduce energy costs and improve resilience for low- and moderate-income (LMI) communities and other populations that face barriers to economic participation and household financial stability. Energy costs and resilience are factors in housing stability, which impacts economic participation. New federal and state funding sources, as well as growing involvement from philanthropy and Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)-motivated investors, have prompted growth in energy cost savings and resilience (ECSR) ...
Speech
Thrive in Any Environment: Strengthening Resilience Through Risk Management
Remarks at the Risk USA Conference, New York City.
Speech
Remarks on the panel Financial Regulation Nine Years on from the GFC – Where Do We Stand? at the G30’s 76th plenary session at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City
Remarks on the panel Financial Regulation Nine Years on from the GFC ? Where Do We Stand? at the G30?s 76th plenary session at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City.
Discussion Paper
Risk and Resilience: How Weather-Related Disasters Impact Economically Marginalized Communities
Weather-related disaster risks have adverse economic impacts for workers, households, and communities across the country. Low-income communities and communities of color tend to be at disproportionate risk to economic disruptions from weather-related disasters. Our team surveyed and interviewed professionals in the Southeast that work with or whose work impacts these marginalized communities across core issue areas relevant to community development, resilience, and disaster risk management in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors. Respondents and interviewees shared their perceptions of ...
Journal Article
Resilience of Community Banks in the Time of COVID-19
Stress tests in December 2020 showed that the largest U.S. banks had strong capital levels and could continue to lend to households and businesses under hypothetical severe recessions. Assessing thousands of small community banks against similar criteria suggests that, while about one-fifth could fall below adequate capitalization, only a handful of those risk becoming insolvent. Overall, this is a reassuring view for small banks and their communities, suggesting that the risk of widespread bank failures leading to financial instability appears to be small.
Speech
Preparing for the Unknown
Remarks at the 2021 U.S. Treasury Market Conference (delivered via videoconference).
Speech
Lessons from the financial crisis: remarks at The Economic Club of New York, New York City
Remarks at The Economic Club of New York, New York City.
Speech
The Financial Crisis: perspectives from a decade on: remarks to the Administrative and Banking Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York City
Remarks to the Administrative and Banking Law Committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, New York City.
Speech
Principles for financial regulatory reform: remarks at the Princeton Club of New York, New York City
Remarks at the Princeton Club of New York, New York City.
Speech
The importance of incentives in ensuring a resilient and robust financial system: remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
Remarks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.