HUD: Agency Supports Homeownership and Housing Affordability for More Than One Million Americans
Includes 560,000 first-time American homebuyers Secretary Scott Turner announces the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provided a pathway for homeownership and supported housing affordability for more than one million Americans this year through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). “President Trump’s bold leadership is empowering…
ABA: National Survey Finds Majority of U.S. Consumers Think Congress Should Hold Credit Unions Accountable Regarding Tax-Exempt Status and Benefits
With 20 years having passed since Congress last held a hearing to conduct oversight of the federal tax exemption that credit unions receive, a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association finds that a wide majority of U.S. consumers (67%) believe that Congress should reexamine the tax-exempt status of federal…
ABA: National Survey Finds Bank Customers Continue to Use Mobile Apps More Than Any Other Channel to Manage Their Accounts
Results also show 95% of Americans think highly of their bank’s digital banking experience For the sixth year in a row, U.S. consumers are conducting their banking via mobile apps more than any other method, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. The national survey found…
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2024 Small Business, Small Farm, and Community Development Lending Data
The federal bank regulatory agencies, as members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2024. The Community Reinvestment Act regulations require the agencies to annually disclose these data. The FFIEC also prepared aggregate reports of small business and small farm lending…
ABA: Ag Lenders Signal Cautious Outlook for Farm Profitability in 2025
ABA, Farmer Mac survey results released at ABA Agricultural Bankers Conference in St. Louis Agricultural lenders report signs of tighter conditions in farm profitability and credit quality in 2025, according to a joint survey conducted by the American Bankers Association and the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, or Farmer Mac (NYSE: AGM and AGM.A). The survey—based on responses…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.4 Percent in August 2025; Up 2.3 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.4 percent in August, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 2.3 percent from August 2024 to August 2025. The previously reported 0.1 percent price decline in July was revised to 0.0 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted…
SBA: State-Level Analysis Released of Shutdown Impact on Small Business Lending
With Core Lending Programs Frozen, Agency is Unable to Deliver $170 Million to 320 Main Street Businesses Each Day Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration released a state-level analysis of how small businesses have been impacted by the federal shutdown, which has frozen the agency’s core 7(a) and 504 small business lending programs. For fiscal year 2025…
ABA: New Survey Finds Americans Highly Value Their Credits Cards, Oppose Policy Changes that Threaten Card Reward Programs
A new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association found that a strong majority of U.S. consumers are happy with their credit cards and do not want the government to interfere with their cards’ rewards programs. The survey, unveiled on the second day of ABA’s 2025 Annual Convention in Charlotte, N.C., also…
ABA: New National Survey Finds US Consumers Rank Banks Above Other Industries for Fraud Protection, Support Consistent Rules for Data Sharing
Poll also finds consumers are happy with their bank U.S. adults overwhelmingly trust banks more than any other entity to protect them from fraud, according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. By more than a 6-to-1 margin over the next closest industry, consumers chose banks (50%)…
FHFA: House Price Index® Down 0.1 Percent in July 2025; Up 2.3 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices fell 0.1 percent in July, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 2.3 percent from July 2024 to July 2025. The previously reported 0.2 percent price decline in June remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price changes ranged from -1.2 percent in…