Taz George

CED Associate Program Lead

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Biography

Taz George is the CED associate program lead in the community development and policy studies division of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. His research examines a range of community development topics, including housing affordability and access to mortgage credit in underserved areas. Before joining the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, he was a research associate at the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center.

George holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology with honors from Stanford University, and he is currently an MBA candidate at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Bank Publications

Profitwise News and Views

Conclusions from conversations about economic inclusion from the Midwest

Taz George, Susan Longworth, Mark O'Dell | 2020 | No. 1 Download

The Geography of Subprime Credit

Taz George, Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | No. 6 Download

Preliminary Findings from Focus Groups on Economic Inclusion in Smaller Cities

Susan Longworth, Taz George, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | No. 2 Download

Maintaining Housing Affordability: The Role of University Partnerships in Iowa City and Other Communities

Taz George, Marva Williams | 2016 | No. 4 Download

Introducing, Understanding, and Using the ICI 300 Peer Cities Identification Tool

Taz George, Susan Longworth, Mark O'Dell | 2016 | No. 4 Download

The Changing Composition of Bank Branches in Seventh Federal Reserve District States

Robin Newberger, Taz George, Mark O'Dell | 2016 | No. 2 Download

Residential Mortgage Lending for Underserved Communities: Recent Innovations

Emily Engel, Jason Keller, Taz George | 2016 | No. 1 Download

Presentations and Other Resources

Report

With Alanna McCargo, Bing Bai and Sarah Strochak, 2018, "Small-dollar mortgages for single-family residential properties," report, Urban Institue, April.

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