http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201407_cfpb_report_financial-literacy-annual-report.pdf
Describes the agency’s financial literacy strategy and the activities undertaken over the past year to enhance financial literacy among the American public. From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Reviews recent trends and market forces shaping the U.S. domestic airline industry in general and how these trends have affected Virginia’s larger and smaller commercial airports. From the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia
http://www.richmondfed.org/publications/research/economic_brief/2014/pdf/eb_14-07.pdf
Considers the arguments made in favor of the Federal Reserve as a lender of last resort during financial panics and questions whether the Fed should ever do more than expand the monetary supply in times of financial distress. From the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201406_cfpb_partner-guidebook.pdf
A guidebook to help libraries connect with individuals and organizations to develop financial education programs for consumers. From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43608.pdf
Examines front running, phantom liquidity, flash crashes, and the role that high frequency trading plays in creating instability in financial markets. Also covers recent regulatory developments. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
Press release about latest CFPB supervision report with critical views of payday lending, debt collection and consumer reporting markets. Also contains links to the full text of the supervision report. From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
http://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201405_cfpb_report_data-point_medical-debt-credit-scores.pdf
Examines how medical debts can damage the credit scores of consumers and how scoring models do not differentiate between medical and other kinds of debt. From the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43545.pdf
Discusses the failure to date of the program to encourage private capital for airport development. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists