Cents and Sensibility: The Marriage of Online Micropayments and Digital Commerce

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Celent estimates that the digital content market will grow to $50 billion by 2009, but online micropayments account for only 2.8% of digital content sales.

Circular Letter - Orders Exempting Bank Transfer Agents Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The federal banking agencies announced the issuance of orders granting emergency relief to bank transfer agents affected by Hurricane Katrina. The orders cover national banks, state member banks, state nonmember banks, bank holding companies, and bank subsidiaries. The relief applies retroactively for the period beginning August 29, 2005 through October 17, 2005.

Circular Letter - Orders Exempting Bank Transfer Agents Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The federal banking agencies announced the issuance of orders granting emergency relief to bank transfer agents affected by Hurricane Katrina. The orders cover national banks, state member banks, state nonmember banks, bank holding companies, and bank subsidiaries. The relief applies retroactively for the period beginning August 29, 2005 through October 17, 2005.

Circular Letter - Orders Exempting Bank Transfer Agents Affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The federal banking agencies announced the issuance of orders granting emergency relief to bank transfer agents affected by Hurricane Katrina. The orders cover national banks, state member banks, state nonmember banks, bank holding companies, and bank subsidiaries. The relief applies retroactively for the period beginning August 29, 2005 through October 17, 2005.

Microfinance: What Role for Commercial Banks?

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Celent estimates that the microlending market will reach US$20 billion by 2008.

Trade, Gravity, and Sudden Stops: On How Commercial Trade Can Increase the Stability of Capital Flows

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Working Paper 2005-23. The author finds that countries that trade less with other nations are vulnerable to reversals in capital inflows and concludes that trade protection does not shield countries’ capital accounts from external shocks.

Trade, Gravity, and Sudden Stops: On How Commercial Trade Can Increase the Stability of Capital Flows

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Working Paper 2005-23. The author finds that countries that trade less with other nations are vulnerable to reversals in capital inflows and concludes that trade protection does not shield countries’ capital accounts from external shocks.

Trade, Gravity, and Sudden Stops: On How Commercial Trade Can Increase the Stability of Capital Flows

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Working Paper 2005-23. The author finds that countries that trade less with other nations are vulnerable to reversals in capital inflows and concludes that trade protection does not shield countries’ capital accounts from external shocks.

Buy Foreign While You Can: The Cheap Dollar and Exchange Rate Pass-Through

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Economic Review article, Third Quarter 2005. During recent decades, exchange rate depreciations have had little effect on U.S. domestic import prices. But the authors argue that, for certain goods categories, the latest dollar depreciation may be beginning to increase import prices.

Buy Foreign While You Can: The Cheap Dollar and Exchange Rate Pass-Through

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Economic Review article, Third Quarter 2005. During recent decades, exchange rate depreciations have had little effect on U.S. domestic import prices. But the authors argue that, for certain goods categories, the latest dollar depreciation may be beginning to increase import prices.

Buy Foreign While You Can: The Cheap Dollar and Exchange Rate Pass-Through

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Economic Review article, Third Quarter 2005. During recent decades, exchange rate depreciations have had little effect on U.S. domestic import prices. But the authors argue that, for certain goods categories, the latest dollar depreciation may be beginning to increase import prices.

Health Savings Accounts: How Will the Stars Align?

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Health savings accounts will bring the next wave of bank-insurance convergence. Banks have everything to gain or lose. HSAs will generate millions of new accounts (15 million by 2010) and billions of deposits and assets under management (US$62 billion by 2010).

Circular Letter - Supervisory practices for financial institutions and borrowers affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The Federal Reserve Board encouraged banking organizations to work with borrowers and other customers in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Circular Letter - Supervisory practices for financial institutions and borrowers affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The Federal Reserve Board encouraged banking organizations to work with borrowers and other customers in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Circular Letter - Supervisory practices for financial institutions and borrowers affected by Hurricane Katrina

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The Federal Reserve Board encouraged banking organizations to work with borrowers and other customers in communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Freshman Learning Communities, College Performance, and Retention

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Working Paper 2005-22. The authors assess the impact of participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) on academic performance and retention. They find that FLC participation does not affect all race and gender groups equally.

Freshman Learning Communities, College Performance, and Retention

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Working Paper 2005-22. The authors assess the impact of participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) on academic performance and retention. They find that FLC participation does not affect all race and gender groups equally.

Freshman Learning Communities, College Performance, and Retention

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Working Paper 2005-22. The authors assess the impact of participation in Freshman Learning Communities (FLCs) on academic performance and retention. They find that FLC participation does not affect all race and gender groups equally.

Circular Letter - Change in Tentative FOMC Meeting Schedule for 2006

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The Federal Open Market Committee on Friday announced a change in its tentative meeting schedule for 2006.

Circular Letter - Change in Tentative FOMC Meeting Schedule for 2006

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The Federal Open Market Committee on Friday announced a change in its tentative meeting schedule for 2006.