Faith Weekly is a community development advisor at the Institute for Economic Equity at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. She talks with us about her experience working with banks, nonprofit organizations and government agencies to develop programs that promote affordable housing and neighborhood revitalization across the Eighth Federal Reserve District.

She also discusses the Institute for Economic Equity’s annual State of Economic Equity series, which examines the challenges facing vulnerable workers and possible ways to improve their economic security. She also answers the hard question: Why does the Federal Reserve study economic equity?

She also discussed her recently-published research on small-dollar mortgages and affordable housing, as well as her work on community land trusts and Black homeownership.

Special thanks to our sponsor, ICBA Securities.