Prior to joining Marquette University Anthony was a Senior Economist in the Research Division at The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis where he organized a conference on Federal Government liabilities and lead research subprime lending in the mortgage markets and related predatory lending issues. While living in Washington, D.C., Anthony was a Senior Economist at the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight in the Office of Policy and Research and the Director of Research at the Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) a research organization devoted to extending home ownership to all Americans. His responsibilities included conducting housing related research, defining a research program for RIHA, soliciting grant applications, and managing research projects. Other activities include helping to organize an annual conference as well as editing and writing for the institute’s newsletter.