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Southwest Economy

"Crypto Miners Eye Texas for Energy Abundance; Banks View Digital Entrée," Jill Cetina and Ally Hoffman, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2022
"Changing Economy Likely to Test Banks as Stimulus Ends, Growth Slows," Amy Chapeland Kory Killgo, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2022
"Banks Face New Challenges as Texas Rebounds from COVID-19 Shock," Amy Chapel, Kory Killgo and Kelly Klemme, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2021
"Mexico Seeks to Reduce Consumers' Longstanding Reliance on Cash," Michael Perez, Southwest Economy, First Quarter 2020
"COVID-19, Oil Price Collapse, Dimming Outlook for Banks in 2020," Amy Chapel and Kory Killgo, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2020
"Spotlight: Banks Face Growing Cybercrime Threat," John Suek and Michael Perez, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2019
"Eleventh District Banks Have Performed Well Despite Rising Funding Costs, Nonbank Competition," Kelsey Reichow and Amy Chapel, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2019
"Mexico’s Nascent Fintech Offers Promise, Faces New Rules," Michael Perez, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2018
"Texas Banking Conditions Improve, but Risks and Uncertainty Remain," Kelsey Reichow, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2018
"Mexico’s ‘SOFOM’ Finance Firms Attempt to Broaden Loan Availability," Michael Perez and Kelsey Reichow, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2018
"Eleventh District Banks Confront Challenging Energy, Rate Situation", Kelly Klemme and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2017
"Mobile Payments Promise to Improve Financial Accessibility in Mexico", Michael Perez, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2016
"Risks Mount for Eleventh District Banks amid Energy Weakness", Kelly Klemme and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2016
"Mexico Development Bank Lending Rises Following Financial Reforms", Michael Perez, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2015
"Robust Regional Banking Sector Faces New Economic Hurdles", Kelly Klemme and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2015
"Mexico's New Banking Measures Aim to Increase Credit, Transparency?," Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2014.
"Banking Recovery Could Be Vulnerable to Interest Rate Increases," Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2014.
"Did Home Equity Restrictions Help Keep Texas Mortgages from Going Underwater?," Anil Kumar and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2013.
"Banks Continue Their Recovery Despite Slowing Revenue Growth," Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2013.
"Eleventh District Savings and Loans Outperform Industry Nationwide," Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2012.
"Mexican Banks Get Ahead of New Global Capital Standards" Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2012.
"Mexican Financial Markets: New Instruments, Rules Boost Capital Investment," Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2011.
"Bank Profits Rebound as Loss Set-Asides Ease," Kelly Klemme and Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2011.
"District Banks' Exposure to Modified Loans Limited," Kory Killgo, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2010.
"Financial Services: Banking in Reach of More Mexicans," Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, Fourth Quarter 2010.
"Eleventh District Banking Industry Weathers Financial Storms," Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, Second Quarter 2010.
"Mexico’s Año Horrible: Global Crisis Stings Economy," Edward C. Skelton and Erwan Quintin, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2009.
"Rising Protectionist Threat Creates Risks for Texas," Edward C. Skelton and Mike Nicholson, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2009.
"Restoring Banking's Safety Net: Deposit Insurance’s Steeper Cost," Kory Killgo, Southwest Economy, Third Quarter 2009.
"How Much Will the Global Financial Storm Hurt Mexico?" Erwan Quintin and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, November/December 2008
"Is Texas Overbanked?," Kory Killgo, Southwest Economy, March/April 2008
"Regional Lending in a World of Interstate Banking," Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, March/April 2007.
"Banking on Basel: An Alternative for Capital Requirements," Kory Killgo and Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, July/August 2006.
"Has the Housing Boom Increased Mortgage Risk?," Jeffery W. Gunther and Robert R. Moore, Southwest Economy, September/October 2005.
"Small Banks’ Competitors Loom Large," Jeffery W. Gunther and Robert R. Moore, Southwest Economy, January/February 2004.
"Debunking Derivatives Delirium," Jeffery W. Gunther and Thomas F. Siems, Southwest Economy, March/April 2003.
"Financial Globalization: Manna or Menace? The Case of Mexican Banking," Robert V. Bubel and Edward C. Skelton, Southwest Economy, January/February 2002.
"Banks as Real Estate Brokers-Letting Free Enterprise Work," Karen Couch, Robert Mahalik and Robert R. Moore, Southwest Economy, May/June 2001.
"'Net Interest' Grows as Banks Rush Online," Karen Couch and Donna L. Parker, Southwest Economy, March/April 2000.
"Redlining or Red Herring?" Jeffery W. Gunther, Kelly Klemme and Kenneth J. Robinson, Southwest Economy, May/June 1999.

Dallas Fed Economics

"Commodity Financing Markets Shaken by Russia Invasion; Monitoring for U.S. Financial Stress," Jill Cetina, Matthew McCormick and Pon Sagnanert, Dallas Fed Economics, April 14, 2022
" Renewable Energy Projects Present Unique Lender Risks, Need for Oversight," SungJe Byun and Joe Kneip, Dallas Fed Economics, April 12, 2022
"Minority Depository Institutions Have Vital Role Serving Vulnerable Communities," Jill Cetina, Kelly Klemme and Michael A. Perez, Dallas Fed Economics, February 21, 2022
"Treasury Auctions During the Pandemic: Stresses but Few Surprises," Michael L. Tindall and Michael A. Perez, Dallas Fed Economics, August 31, 2021
"The Paycheck Protection Program: Conditional Success or Unconditional Failure?," Pavel Kapinos, Dallas Fed Economics, June 22, 2021
"Energy Financing Trends Consistent with Renewables' Growth," SungJe Byun, Jill Cetina and Joe Kneip, Dallas Fed Economics, February 23, 2021
"Economic Policy Uncertainty Emerges as Drag on Stock Market," Pavel Kapinos and Alex Musatov, Dallas Fed Economics, November 19, 2019
"Corporate Indebtedness: Improving Financial Stability Monitoring," Jill Cetina and Alex Musatov, Dallas Fed Economics, May 23, 2019

Special Reports

"Did the Paycheck Protection Program have negative side effects on small-business activity?" Pavel Kapinos, Elsevier Economics Letters, November 2021
"The Dynamics of the U.S. Overnight Triparty Repo Market" Mark E. Paddrik, Carlos A. Ramírez, and Matthew J. McCormick, FEDS Notes, August 2, 2021
"The Pandemic's Impact on Credit Risk: Averted or Delayed?" Sung Je Byun, Aaron Game, Alexander Jiron, Pavel Kapinos, Kelly Klemme, Bert Loudis, FEDS Notes, June 30, 2021
"How Competitive are U.S. Treasury Repo Markets," Matthew McCormick, with Adam Copeland, R. Jay Kahn, Antoine Martin William Riordan, Kevin Clark and Tim Wessel, Liberty Street Economics, February 18, 2021
“All Hat, No Cattle: What the AML Professional Needs to Know About Cattle Fraud,” Brigette K. Miller, ACAMS, June 25, 2019
"Bank Secrecy Act Auditing for Community Banks: A Risk-Based Approach," Susan Cannon, ACAMS, August 6, 2015