Auto Lending is the New Payday Lending – and That’s a Good Thing
In my last post, I made the case that the financial product no one talks about - auto finance -...
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What We’re Hearing
Part of the Atlanta Fed's information-gathering efforts consists of engaging the public at the grassroots level. Recently, some Atlanta Fed...
Deflation Probabilities Little Changed
The 2013-18 deflation probability, based on the 5-year TIPS issued in April and the 10-year TIPS issued in July 2008,...
Delving into Labor Markets
The always-dynamic U.S. employment sector has experienced considerable transformation in recent years. A recent Atlanta Fed conference examined some of...
All about Money Primer
How can Bart Simpson possibly help students understand about money? Extra Credit offers this primer, which weaves in a Simpsons...
Middle Tennessee’s Economy: What a Difference a Year Makes
A year ago, economic forecasters didn't have a lot to crow about in Middle Tennessee. Flash forward a year, and...
Mining the CFPB Complaint Database to Improve Your Customer Experience
The Financial Brand recently published an article by Brandon Purcell, Data Science Team Lead at Beyond the Arc, about the...
Fraud Happens. So What Do You Do?
Whether you pay for an item with a magnetic-stripe or chip-enabled card, one thing is clear: fraud happens. Portals and...
The Morph from Vendor Management to Vendor Performance Management
Vendor management is good. Done right, it makes regulators and auditors happy. Vendor performance management is crucial. Done right, it...
What’s The Big Idea?
Perhaps I’m just simpleminded, but one of the most important things I look for in a company is the ability...
