Financial institutions serving healthcare providers should experience a growing demand for cash management services that electronify providers revenue cycle management process, according to the results of a recent Celent survey.
This online economic and financial education newsletter is designed for classroom teachers in middle and high school. Published twice a year, Extra Credit provides informative articles, lesson plans and activities, teaching tips, and a calendar of teaching workshops and events. Articles in the fall 2007 issue focus on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart discussing education, a new Spanish transcript of the DVD of Katrina’s Classroom personal finance curriculum, the Atlanta Fed’s second annual Lesson Plan of the Year contest, the benefits and costs to foreign countries of dollarizing their economies, and the advantages to students of opening a bank account.
This online economic and financial education newsletter is designed for classroom teachers in middle and high school. Published twice a year, Extra Credit provides informative articles, lesson plans and activities, teaching tips, and a calendar of teaching workshops and events. Articles in the fall 2007 issue focus on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart discussing education, a new Spanish transcript of the DVD of Katrina’s Classroom personal finance curriculum, the Atlanta Fed’s second annual Lesson Plan of the Year contest, the benefits and costs to foreign countries of dollarizing their economies, and the advantages to students of opening a bank account.
Steve Utkus of the Vanguard Center for Retirement Research explains how target-date funds work. These funds, which typically hold a mix of asset types appropriate to a particular time horizon, can be an attractive choice if you want to make just one decision: selecting a fund that matches your retirement timetable.
Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key business contacts, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector.
Consumer payments in the healthcare market are on the verge of an evolution toward more sophisticated functionality, increased automation, and greater integration of healthcare information.
Financial Update, Fourth Quarter 2007. Recent volatility in financial markets shifted the balance of economic risks from higher inflation toward slower growth, Atlanta Fed President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. Lockhart said in a recent speech.
Financial Update, Fourth Quarter 2007. Recent volatility in financial markets shifted the balance of economic risks from higher inflation toward slower growth, Atlanta Fed President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis P. Lockhart said in a recent speech.
Fannie Mae has already identified 1,800 ZIP codes where house prices have declined, and it expects appraisals to accurately reflect those market realities, according to Fannie vice president Hope Evans. “Sadly, we are seeing a lot of these appraisals with no mention whatsoever about the declining market,”
If you live in Georgia and fall behind on mortgage payments, lenders can foreclose on your home in as little as 37 days. In today’s climate of rising foreclosures and low consumer awareness about the foreclosure process, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and several contributing partners developed Foreclosure Prevention: Hope for Georgia’s Homeowners, a video thatsheds light on Georgia’s judicial process concerning foreclosures.
Working Paper 2007-22 by Thomas P. Boehm and Ramon P. DeGennaro. The authors construct a model to predict whether firms will add or drop dividend reinvestment plans and determine the factors driving this decision. They provide managerial and investment implications of their research.
Working Paper 2007-22 by Thomas P. Boehm and Ramon P. DeGennaro. The authors construct a model to predict whether firms will add or drop dividend reinvestment plans and determine the factors driving this decision. They provide managerial and investment implications of their research.
Working Paper 2007-23 by Zheng Liu, Daniel F. Waggoner, and Tao Zha. Expectation effects of regime changes are quantitatively important and asymmetric when monetary policy switches between a hawkish regime and a dovish one. Thus, these effects need be taken into account in dynamic stochastic general equilibrium modeling.
Working Paper 2007-23 by Zheng Liu, Daniel F. Waggoner, and Tao Zha. Expectation effects of regime changes are quantitatively important and asymmetric when monetary policy switches between a hawkish regime and a dovish one. Thus, these effects need be taken into account in dynamic stochastic general equilibrium modeling.
The Atlanta Fed tracks the performance of the U.S. dollar relative to fifteen major currencies. Find the most recent index data and archives.
Over the next decade, financial institutions will differentiate themselves based on their customer profitability analytics.
Ellen Rinaldi, who leads Vanguard?s Investment Counseling & Research group, discusses the basics of a mutual fund investing program. She provides insightful suggestions on everything from getting started to which types of funds may best help you reach your financial goals.
Featuring research published in September 2007.
Celent looks at competing mobile banking technologies and their vendors.
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