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Ken Montgomery Informal Portrait taken at the Federal Reserve Bank near South Station.

Boston Fed’s Ken Montgomery to lead development of Fed service to support faster payments

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Closeup shot of a unrecognizable person giving a barman a credit card as payment inside of a restaurant.

The time for contactless cards is … now? After early lag, contactless may be ready to take off

More use could boost contactless mobile payment adoption, payments security

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An illustration of a dense city skyline, with a family walking toward the city on a winding road.

Report: Discrimination, flawed search process hurting housing assistance recipients

Authors say lack of true choice means people missing out on opportunities to improve lives

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Boston Fed flips the script as interns mentor employees

Boston Fed flips the script as interns mentor employees

Interns school bank staff on social media, mobile payments, student life

by Allison Chase

Federal Reserve Names Ken Montgomery Leader of Newly Announced FedNow Service for Real-Time Gross Settlement of Faster Payments

Federal Reserve Names Ken Montgomery Leader of Newly Announced FedNow Service for Real-Time Gross Settlement of Faster Payments
The time for contactless cards is … now? After early lag, contactless may be ready to take off

The time for contactless cards is … now? After early lag, contactless may be ready to take off

Boston Fed paper: More use could boost contactless mobile payment adoption, payments security

by Jay Lindsay

Report: Discrimination, flawed search process hurting housing assistance recipients

Report: Discrimination, flawed search process hurting housing assistance recipients

Authors say lack of true choice means people missing out on opportunities to improve lives

by Jay Lindsay

Boston Fed releases summary of its ‘Fed Listens’ conference on Fed policymaking

Boston Fed releases summary of its ‘Fed Listens’ conference on Fed policymaking

Public feedback focused on impacts of tight labor market, low interest rates
How can organizations meet the insider threat?

How can organizations meet the insider threat?

Collaboration inside orgs is the best way to ensure threats to data, systems don’t take root

by Michael Rodehorst

When bills go bad: What happens when cash is no longer fit for commerce?

When bills go bad: What happens when cash is no longer fit for commerce?

The Fed monitors – and shreds – currency to make sure our money is always good to go

by Jay Lindsay

The Beige Book – First District

The Beige Book – First District

Economic activity expands at modest pace, tariffs and trade policy create uncertainty

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Events

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September 3, 2019

President's Speeches

President Rosengren to speak about the economy and monetary policy

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September 18, 2019

New England Study Group

"Does Pollution Drive Achievement? The Effect of Traffic Pollution on Academic Performance"
July 19, 2019

President's Speeches

President Rosengren to speak about the economy and monetary policy
July 9, 2019

Stress Testing: A Discussion and Review
May 13, 2019

New England Perspectives on Fed Policymaking: A "Fed Listens" Conference
May 8, 2019

New England Study Group

"The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers"
April 8, 2019

Community Development Advisory Council Meetings

Roundtable Discussion and Questions
March 19, 2019

Fintech for Social Impact
January 14, 2019

Advancing Leading Women in Financial Services Conference

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Press Releases Press Releases

Statement of Eric S. Rosengren, Commenting on Dissenting Vote at the Meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee

August 2, 2019

Boston Fed Executive Vice President Jeff Fuhrer announces retirement from the Bank in 2020

July 24, 2019

Six takeaways from Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren’s July 19 remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association, held in New York City

July 19, 2019

Speeches Speeches

Central Bank Independence: What It Is, What It Isn’t – and the Importance of Accountability

July 19, 2019

The Macroprudential Implications of the 1990s Japanese Financial Crisis

June 21, 2019

Monetary Policy in a Low Inflation and Low Unemployment Economy

May 21, 2019

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