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The KCFSI suggests financial stress increased slightly in October

The Kansas City Financial Stress Index (KCFSI) increased slightly from −0.46 in September to −0.38 in October but remained below its historical average.

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Jeffrey Schmid
President and Chief Executive Officer

Click here to read his remarks at the “Energy and the Economy: Meeting Rising Energy Demand” Energy Conference in Dallas, Texas.

Combating Authorized Push Payment Scams in Fast Payment Systems

Fast payments can help consumers improve their cash flow, but the speed and irrevocability of these payments also make them a target for fraudsters seeking to commit authorized push payment (APP)...

Payments System Research Briefing

Commercial Real Estate Activity Remained Stable as Investor Perspectives Aligned

The KC Fed CRE Index - 2024 Fourth Quarter Release

Oklahoma’s housing future: Insights from the 2024 Oklahoma Statewide Housing Needs Assessment

Denver new construction offers a lesson in affordable housing financing

Blending multiple streams of funding can bring an affordable housing project to fruition. In Denver, Mercy Housing built The...

Affordable housing leaders share challenges, successes during CDAC meeting in Omaha

At its October meeting, the Kansas City Fed Community Development Advisory Council heard from a panel of local housing experts...

Foreign-born women play a key role in the U.S. workforce

Research explores how immigrant women, particularly those with a bachelor’s degree, have impacted the labor force.

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Investment Connection - Oklahoma 2024

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Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across Oklahoma will be shared.

Investment Connection Kansas City Metro Area 2025

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Presentations on eight new and existing community and economic development proposals from across the Kansas City Metro Area will be shared.

2025 Midwest Anti-Money Laundering Conference

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This annual outreach event brings together financial institutions and federal and state law enforcement personnel to discuss current and emerging Bank Secrecy Act/ Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) industry topics.

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