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Report: The Financialization of Recession Response

Courtesy of Aaron Klein, Brookings Institute This paper analyzes economic policy responses to the COVID-19-induced recession, focusing on the American policy response. Despite widespread political distrust between the two parties...

Avoiding the Next Financial Crisis: How Does Collateral Quality Affect ‘Repo’ Loan Risk?

Research by Boston Fed economist finds borrowers and lenders incentivized to take more risk September 15, 2022 — In 2010, researcher Mattia Landoni obtained access to data on thousands of...

New Report Explores the Impact of Credit Card Line Decreases on Consumers

June 29, 2022 — When credit risk is on the rise, such as during an economic downturn, credit card companies may look at reducing consumers’ available credit limits to prevent...