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Summer 2008

New President Bullard Bullish on Economics

Jim Bullard, who became the St. Louis Fed's president in April, is an advocate of the power of economic ideas and financial literacy.

The Past, Present and Future of the U.S. Mortgage Market

Fed officer and economist William Emmons examines the evolution of the mortgage markets—and speculates that U.S. markets may return to models of an earlier era.

District Banks: Profits Steady, But Problem Loans Mount

St. Louis Fed's Check Restructuring Speeds Up

What We're Learning from the Subprime Mortgage Crisis

Housing and the "R" Word

 

Central Banker Connected

A Look at Key Tenets of the Poole Presidency

Views

Poole Reflects on Presidency

Do Smoking Bans Make Economic Sense?

Out for Comment

Changes Proposed to Regulations AA, DD and Z

Tools

St. Louis Fed Now Publishing Burgundy Books

Send Feedback Online to St. Louis Fed’s Accounting Department

Fed Maps Illustrate Subprime and Alt-A Loan Conditions

Regional Roundup

New Fed Pricing Policy for Carrier Documents Effective Aug. 1

State Quarter Program Completed in 2008

Fed to Use Strap Imaging

Fed’s Memphis Branch Offers Tennessee Consumers Info on Predatory Lending