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A series of stacks of coins, increasing in height with plants on top of the coins growing ever larger with the coins.
A series of stacks of coins, increasing in height with plants on top of the coins growing ever larger with the coins.

Boston Fed paper: Investors can play a key role in creating quality jobs

A photo of a puzzle that puts together the united states. All the states are a beige color, except for the first district of New England.
A photo of a puzzle that puts together the united states. All the states are a beige color, except for the first district of New England.

The Beige Book – First District

Hundred dollar bill under a magnifying glass is being inspected.
Hundred dollar bill under a magnifying glass is being inspected.

Fed’s counterfeiting experts fight flow of fake money

Photo of Tamar Kotelchuck and guests networking at the Working Cities Event in Cranston, RI.
Photo of Tamar Kotelchuck and guests networking at the Working Cities Event in Cranston, RI.

Working Cities Challenge in RI receives $600k grant to continue work for lower-income residents

As inequality between richer and poorer places persists, is it time to do things differently?

Informal Portrait of Nannu Nobis at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Informal Portrait of Nannu Nobis at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

Insights from 3 decades of business in New Hampshire

Photo of Jim Cunha speaking at Boston FinTech Week 2019.
Photo of Jim Cunha speaking at Boston FinTech Week 2019.

Boston Fed putting “financial inclusion” front and center during Boston FinTech Week

A photo of a puzzle that puts together the united states. All the states are a beige color, except for the first district of New England.
A photo of a puzzle that puts together the united states. All the states are a beige color, except for the first district of New England.

The Beige Book – First District

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Boston Fed flips the script as interns mentor employees

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

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

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

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