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Bridges is a quarterly review of regional community development issues, projects and regulatory changes for lenders and community groups.

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Spring 2009

Child Development Accounts: Innovative Plans Build Savings For Youth, Starting at Birth

In a global economy, people require ongoing investment to remain competitive and successful. Research suggests that having savings and other assets (owning a house, for example) is as important for people's long-term development as income. Therefore, programs that promote saving and accumulation of assets may be important to help people become and remain economically viable.

Gardening on Main Street: Growing and Tending to Small Businesses in Rural Communities

The Rising Cost of College: Student Loans Harder to Find in Tight Credit Market

Community Colleges Topic of Fed Report

Revisiting the Community Reinvestment Act

Have You Heard

Spanning the Region

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