Financial Update Focus

Kris Gerardi, a research economist and associate policy adviser in the research department of the Atlanta Fed, discusses loan modifications for borrowers in danger of foreclosure.

Scott Frame, an Atlanta Fed financial economist and policy adviser, discusses the government's intervention into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and its implications for the housing market and the overall economy.

Atlanta Fed economist Kris Gerardi discusses factors that triggered the subprime mortgage crisis, whether it could have been foreseen, and the lessons learned from it.

Brian Bowling, assistant vice president in bank supervision and regulation at the Atlanta Fed, discusses recent banking conditions in the Southeast.

The Atlanta Fed's Andre Anderson discusses Partnership for Progress, a new Federal Reserve program designed to help minority-owned and de novo banks.

The Atlanta Fed's Andre Anderson discusses Partnership for Progress, a new Federal Reserve program designed to help minority-owned and de novo banks.

David Altig, the Atlanta Fed's senior vice president and director of research, discusses recent measures by the Federal Reserve to restore liquidity to financial markets.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta has developed Crisis Preparedness: Reconnecting the Financial Lifeline, a DVD designed to assist bankers with their institutions' emergency preparedness efforts.

Juan Sanchez, assistant vice president in the Atlanta Fed's Community Affairs Department, talks about the recent spate of homeowner foreclosures and new DVD the Atlanta Fed has produced to inform consumers about what to do if problems arise.

An interview with Brian Bowling, an assistant vice president in the Atlanta Fed's supervision and regulation department, about the general state of the banking industry in the Southeast.