RICHMOND, Virginia, May 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Taylor Pessin: * * * Tracing the History of Community Development Credit Unions Introduction and Early History When the Community Reinvestment Act was passed in the late 1970s, Congress tasked the 12 Federal Reserve Banks with ensuring that supervised financial institutions meet the credit needs of the communities they serve. Community development financial institutions (CDFIs)  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- NASA issued the following article: * * * NASA's NICER Maps Debris From Recurring Cosmic Crashes By Jeanette Kazmierczak For the first time, astronomers have probed the physical environment of repeating X-ray outbursts near monster black holes thanks to data from NASA's NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) and other missions. Scientists have only recently encountered this class of X-ray flares, called QPEs, or quasi-periodic eruptions. A system astronomers   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release: * * * USPS unveils Barbara Bush stamp WASHINGTON -- At the White House today, the U.S. Postal Service revealed the artwork of a commemorative Forever stamp to celebrate the centennial year of former first lady Barbara Bush's birth. The stamp design was unveiled by first lady Melania Trump; Dorothy "Doro" Bush Koch, daughter of Barbara Bush; Alice Yates, CEO of the George & Barbara Bush Foundation; and Judy de To  more