ABA: New Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support Financial Education in Schools
A new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association Foundation found U.S. adults strongly support youth financial education being taught in schools. According to the data released today, nearly nine-in-10 consumers (87%) agree that financial concepts should be taught in high school and 72% believe they would be better off…
Census Bureau: Data Collection Begins for New Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced that data collection for the experimental Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS) is expanding to almost 30,000 households. This expanded sample size will allow for data to be released at a subnational level. Launched in January, HTOPS is a successor to the Household Pulse Survey (HPS). HTOPS will continue the strong tradition of the…
Census Bureau: New U.S. Population Estimates by Age and Sex Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a downloadable file containing estimates of the nation’s resident population by sex and single year of age as of July 1, 2024, which is available at www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest.html. In the coming months, the Census Bureau will release additional population estimates for cities and towns as well as population estimates by age, sex, race…
ABA: New Consumer Polling Data Finds Americans Oppose Policy Changes that Threaten Credit 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 card’s rewards programs. The survey, unveiled on the second day of ABA’s 2025 Washington Summit, also gauged consumers’…
ABA: National Survey Finds Consumers Happy with their Bank, Applaud Bank Fraud Protection Efforts
Poll also finds strong majority of Americans view banking industry as highly competitive and a source of economic strength Nine in 10 Americans with a bank account (89%) say they are “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with their primary bank and 93% rate their bank’s customer service as “excellent,” “very good” or “good,” according to a…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for February 2025 Issued
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for February 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in February 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau…
CFPB: 2024 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2024 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 4,898 HMDA filers. The published data contain loan-level information filed by financial institutions and modified to protect consumer privacy. To increase public accessibility, the annual loan-level LAR data…
ABA: Foundation Releases New Report on State Hold Laws and Elder Financial Exploitation Prevention
The American Bankers Association Foundation released a new report today on the use and impact of state laws that allow banks to delay transactions when they suspect financial exploitation of an older or vulnerable person. More than half (54.5%) of bank respondents in states with these “hold” laws have used them to prevent elder financial exploitation, according…
ABA: New Survey Shows Strong Majority of Americans Value Overdraft Protection and Want It to Remain an Option
As Congress considers resolutions nullifying the CFPB’s recent Overdraft Rule, new Morning Consult data shows how much Americans appreciate current overdraft protection programs With lawmakers considering Congressional Review Act resolutions that would nullify a controversial CFPB Overdraft rule that would effectively end overdraft protection as we know it, a new national survey conducted by Morning…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.2 Percent in January 2025; Up 4.8 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.2 percent in January, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 4.8 percent from January 2024 to January 2025. The previously reported 0.4 percent price growth in December was revised upward to 0.5 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price…