Federal banking regulators today made available the 2025 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. Distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies are census tracts where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act consideration. The designations reflect local economic conditions, including unemployment, poverty and population changes, according to the agencies.
Podcast: The Erie Canal at 200
Economic historian John Steele Gordon and editor-in-chief Evan Sparks discuss how the Erie Canal was financed and built—and how it transformed America.











