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Robin Newberger is a policy advisor on the community development team at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Newberger’s areas of interest include small business growth, financial well-being, and economic opportunity in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. Ms. Newberger has authored various articles on community development finance, mission-oriented financial institutions, and strategies for neighborhood revitalization. Before working at the Chicago Fed, Newberger wrote for the Economist Intelligence Unit in Quito, Ecuador.

Ms. Newberger received a B.A. from Columbia University and a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. Ms. Newberger holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Bank Publications

CDPS Blog

Small Businesses During Covid-19: Data, Capital and Policy
Nathan Anderson, Taz George, Robin Newberger | 2020 | June
Revitalizing the Greater Chatham Housing Market
Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Robin Newberger | 2018 | November
Changing the Narrative of Communities: Highlights from a Symposium on Business Growth and Employment in Chicago’s African American Neighborhoods
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2017 | October
The New World of Data and its Potenial to Advance Community Change
Robin Newberger | 2016 | November
Redefining the Challenges and Opportunities for Banks in LMI Neighborhoods Throughout Chicago: Results from Community Capacity Discussion Groups
Emily Engel, Robin Newberger, Jason Keller | 2016 | October
Revisiting the Promise and Problems of Inner City Economic Development: The Role of Industry Clusters
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2016 | June
Redefining Rustbelt: Cross-City Perspectives on Connecting Health and Community Development
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Susan Longworth | 2016 | March
Designing Entrepreneurial Solutions to Address Urban/Inner City Problems
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2015 | December
Redefining Rustbelt: Making Broadband Available to Residents and Small Businesses in Detroit, Charlotte, Cleveland, and Philadelphia
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2015 | July
What’s Missing? How Bankers and Community Development Finance Practitioners Can Reach Diverse Business Owners and Neighborhoods in Detroit
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2014 | December
Redefining Rustbelt: Opportunities for city revitalization and educational reform
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2014 | July
Redefining Rustbelt: Opportunities for city revitalization and educational reform
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2014 | May
Redefining Rust Belt: The Local Impact of Anchor Institutions in Detroit, Baltimore, Cleveland and Philadelphia
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2013 | December
Mapping the Recovery: A Community Perspective
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth | 2013 | October
Redefining Rust Belt: An Exchange of Strategies by the Cities of Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2013 | August
Leveraging Resources for Small Businesses in Detroit
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2012 | December
Bridging the Gap: Alternative Providers of Credit to Small Businesses
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth | 2012 | June

Chicago Fed Insights

Reviving the Restaurant Corridor in the Greater Chatham Neighborhood of Chicago: Challenges and Opportunities
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2025 | March
CDFIs: Crucial Partners in the Public Finance Ecosystem
Lourdes Germán, Robin Newberger, Heidi Reijm | 2024 | November
US Small Businesses: Recovery Continues, a National Initiative Gains Steam
Emily Garr Pacetti, Dustin Ingram, Robin Newberger | 2024 | October
Childcare for Women in the Trades: The Milwaukee Pilot Program
Robin Newberger | 2024 | February

Chicago Fed Letter

Residential Mobility and Neighborhood Characteristics in Chicago
Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell, Taz George, Sharada Dharmasankar | 2024 | No. 495 | May Download
Credit Card Delinquency and Covid-19: Neighborhood Trends in the Seventh District
Sharada Dharmasankar, Taz George, Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell | 2021 | No. 454 | April Download
Revitalizing Inner Cities: Connecting Research and Practice
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2015 | No. 346 Download
Developing Small Businesses and Leveraging Resources in Detroit
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2013 | No. 306a | January Download
Responding to the Foreclosure Crisis—A Conference Summary
Michael V. Berry, Robin Newberger | 2010 | No. 273b | April Download
Strategies for Success in Financial Education
Robin Newberger, Anna Paulson | 2009 | No. 267a | October Download
Insurance and Wealth Building among Lower-income Households
Michelle Coussens, Robin Newberger | 2008 | No. 251 | June Download
Islamic Finance in the United States: A Small but Growing Industry
Shirley Chiu, Robin Newberger, Anna Paulson | 2005 | No. 214 | May Download
Financial Access for Immigrants: Highlights from the National Conference
Shirley Chiu, Robin Newberger, Anna Paulson | 2004 | No. 204 | July Download
Immigrant Financial Market Participation: Defining the Research Questions
Shirley Chiu, Robin Newberger, Sherrie Rhine | 2004 | No. 199 | February Download
Financial Institutions as Stakeholders in Individual Development Accounts
Robin Newberger | 2002 | No. 184 | December Download

Economic Perspectives

Minority-Owned Banks and Their Primary Local Market Areas
Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Robin Newberger | 2017 | Vol. 41 | No. 4 | May Download

Policy Brief

Preserving Minority Depository Institutions: Understanding Their Challenges and What Is Being Done to Support Them
Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Robin Newberger | 2023 | November

ProfitWise News and Views

Preserving Chicago’s Minority Middle Neighborhoods
Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Robin Newberger | 2020 | No. 5 | July Download
The Geography of Subprime Credit
Taz George, Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | No. 6 Download
Small Business Performance in Industries in LMI Neighborhoods After the Great Recession: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles
Maude Toussaint-Comeau, Robin Newberger, Mark O'Dell | 2019 | No. 3 Download
Capital-raising among minority-owned banks before and after the financial crisis
Robin Newberger | 2018 | No. 4 Download
Advancing Regional Prosperity through Economic Inclusion: A Brief Conversation with Chicago Planning Agencies
Robin Newberger, Jason Keller | 2017 | No. 3 Download
Reinvesting in the Greater Chatham Neighborhoods in Chicago: New Data and Insights from Practitioners and Policymakers
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2017 | No. 3 Download
The Changing Composition of Bank Branches in Seventh Federal Reserve District States
Robin Newberger, Taz George, Mark O'Dell | 2016 | No. 2 Download
Measuring Small Business Financial Health
Robin Newberger, Susan Longworth, Craig Everett, Chinwe Onyeagoro | 2015 | No. 2 Download
Resource Utilization among Black Small Business Owners in Detroit: Results from a Questionnaire
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2014 | November | 4th Quarter Download
An Analysis of SBA Loans in Lower-income and Black Neighborhoods in Detroit and Michigan
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2014 Download
Mapping the Recovery: Sentiment Survey of Small Business Intermediaries in Chicago
Daniel DiFranco, Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2013 | August Download
Developing Small Businesses and Leveraging Resources in Detroit: An Informed Discussion among Financial Institutions, Policymakers and Other Stakeholders in Detroit
Robin Newberger, Maude Toussaint-Comeau | 2013 | April Download
Small Business Access to Capital: Alternative Resources Bridging the Gap
Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2012 | May Download
Recently Certified CDFI Banks and the CDFI Banking Sector
Susan Longworth, Robin Newberger | 2011 | December Download
Pre-implementation Findings from the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Robin Newberger | 2010 | November Download
Who Has Credit Card Debt?
Robin Newberger | 2010 | June Download

Working papers

Policy Discussion Papers

Strategies for Success in Financial Education
Robin Newberger, Anna Paulson | 2009 | No. 3 | October Download
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