A Conversation with Faith Weekly from the Fed's Institute of Economic Equity
b'Faith Weekly is a community development advisor at the Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She talks with us about her experience working with banks, nonprofit organizations and government agencies to develop programs that promote affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization across the Eighth Federal Reserve District.\\n\\n \\n\\nShe also discusses the Institute for Economic Equity\\u2019s annual State of Economic Equity series, which examines the challenges facing vulnerable workers and possible ways to improve their economic security. She also answers the hard question: Why does the Federal Reserve study economic equity?\\n\\n \\n\\nShe also discussed her recently-published research on small-dollar mortgages and affordable housing, as well as her work on community land trusts and Black homeownership.\\n\\nSpecial thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities.'