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Payments Innovation

FedNow’s role in modernizing payments

How instant payments may change access, speed, and reliability

FedNow’s role in modernizing payments

Job quality indicators and child-care access among mothers in New England

Boston Fed welcomes 10 new members to its external advisory councils

Payments Innovation

FedNow’s role in modernizing payments

How instant payments may change access, speed, and reliability

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Community Development

Job quality indicators and child-care access among mothers in New England

How job characteristics can influence access to reliable child care

New Advisory Council Members.

Boston Fed welcomes 10 new members to its external advisory councils

Councils offer Bank on-the-ground insights that inform its work to support the regional economy

A vibrant economy that works for all

Office of the President

Boston Fed President & CEO Susan M. Collins. February 6, 2022.

Susan M. Collins

Speeches, biography & more

FedNow Service

Facilitating a new instant payment service

A background for the Six Hundred Atlantic Podcast.

Six Hundred Atlantic

Podcast of the Boston Fed

Highlights

Research Insights

Two people complete a credit card transaction in a retail setting. Dec2, 2022.

How do rising interest rates impact credit card spending?

A 1 percentage point increase in APR leads to an 8.7% drop in credit card spending on average

Susan M. Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer, gives closing remarks at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 69th Economic Conference.

Observations on the Economic Outlook, and Small Business

Collins delivers keynote at Outlook 2026 hosted by the Springfield Regional Chamber

2025 Financial Statements

The Boston Fed is pleased to share its 2025 consolidated financial statements

New England Focus

Bob Rivers

From teller and janitor to chair, Eastern Bank’s Rivers prioritizes community banking mindset

Rivers represents New England on the Federal Reserve’s Federal Advisory Council