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Membership Structure, Competition, and Occupational Credit Union Deposit Rates - Review

How do occupational credit unions set deposit rates? This article shows that the answer to this question will depend on (i) who actually makes business decisions in credit unions (who is in control) and (ii) whether local deposit market competition is important. It is not obvious who controls occupational credit unions.

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What Are the Odds? Option-Based Forecasts of FOMC Target Changes - Review

This article uses probability forecasts derived from options to assess evolving market uncertainty about Federal Reserve monetary policy actions in a variety of recent events and episodes. 

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Responses of International Central Banks to the COVID-19 Crisis - Review

This article reviews and explains the recent policy reactions of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Japan to the financial and macroeconomic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial and monetary policy actions of major central banks in the most recent crisis have, by some metrics, surpassed their responses to the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-09 in both swiftness and scope.

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Price Stability and the Efficiency of the Retail Payments System - Review

Two of the Federal Reserve’s most important policy mandates are to foster price stability and to oversee the integrity and efficiency of the payments system. Although these policy goals are seldom discussed together, the author illustrates how price stability could enhance the efficiency of the payments system.

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Editors' Introduction - Review

An overview of this Review issue.

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Recent Developments in Wholesale Payments Systems - Review

Wholesale payments and settlement systems in G-10 countries have undergone significant change in recent years. Notably, central banks have sought to increase the safety and reliability of these systems. In this article, the author describes two approaches that have been pursued. 

research.stlouisfed.org/.../review/1997/11/01/recent-developments-in-wholesale-payments-systems

Bank Competition and Concentration: Do Credit Unions Matter? - Review

One interesting aspect of the financial services industry is that for-profit institutions, such as commercial banks, compete directly with not-for-profit financial intermediaries, such as credit unions. In this article, the authors analyze the competition between banks and credit unions.

research.stlouisfed.org/.../2000/05/01/bank-competition-and-concentration-do-credit-unions-matter

Asset Mispricing, Arbitrage, and Volatility - Review

Market efficiency remains a contentious topic among financial economists. The theoretical case for efficient markets rests on the notion of risk-free, cost-free arbitrage. In real markets, however, arbitrage is not risk-free or cost-free. In addition, the number of informed arbitrageurs and the supply of financial resources they have to invest in arbitrage strategies is limited.

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Credit Unions and the Common Bond - Review

A distinguishing feature of credit unions is the legal requirement that members share a common bond. This organizing principle recently became the focus of national attention when the Supreme Court and the U.S. Congress took opposite sides in a controversy regarding the number of common bonds (fields of membership) that could coexist within a single credit union.

research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/1999/09/01/credit-unions-and-the-common-bond

Economic Vulnerability and Financial Fragility - Review

Unfortunately, many families with the greatest exposure to the economic dislocations of the recent recession also had very risky balance sheets beforehand that were characterized by low levels of liquid assets, high portfolio concentrations in housing, and relatively high balance-sheet leverage.

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