Survey Questions for Economists (For Oct. conference)

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FHFA Economic Development Survey for Economists
Please respond to the following questions to assist the Federal Housing
Finance Agency in identifying the nation's unmet economic development
credit needs. Your responses are important to us. The Federal Housing
Finance Agency is administering this voluntary survey. Your responses will
be anonymous and will only be associated with your organization type. Your
responses will be used as written (i.e., unedited) to facilitate the open-forum
discussion.
This survey should take no more than 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Thank
you very much for taking part in this survey.
OMB No. 2590-0010, Exp. Date: 02/28/2011.

1

If you were to construct an Economic Development (ED) funding
program, what aspects would you emphasize and/or what areas
would you target? (List 3 aspects or areas).
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2

What role can the FHLBanks play in economic development funding?
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3

What programs are you aware of that could benefit from new or
increased economic development funding?
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4

Rank order this list by importance or need for ED funding. (1=Most
Important and 6=Least Important).

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2

3

4

5

6

Commercial
Industrial
Manufacturing
Social Services
Public facility projects and activities
Public or private infrastructure projects such as roads, utilities, and
sewers

5

Is the order in Question 4 dependent on geography or some other
characteristic? (Please describe).
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6

Please describe the types of economic development initiatives that will
require long-term financing, create jobs and spur economic growth
(e.g., hospitals, fire companies, energy and/or telecommunications
industries).
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7

What types of economic development initiatives have been successful
in your organization's service area, for example, initiatives that have
created jobs in certain industries (green jobs, energy), provided for
social services (parks, day care centers), and/or located in a specific
geographical area (unemployment, population loss, census tracts, or
empowerment zone, etc.)
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8

Is the FHLBank model for private funding for bank and thrift lending
for housing an appropriate model for private funding for bank and thrift
lending for economic development and small businesses?

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9

What potential impact can a well designed FHLBank system economic
development funding program have on the development or
revitalization of a local community?
Very positive
Somewhat positive
Neutral (no impact)
Somewhat negative
Very negative

10 If desired, please provide an explanation of the answer you selected
in Question 9 above.
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