Census Bureau: New Credit Access and Opportunity Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau and Opportunity Insights (a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization based at Harvard University) today released new data including credit scores, delinquency rates, credit card balances, and mortgage and student loan balances by county, race and class (parental income) for children born between 1978 and 1985. Users can explore the data on the interactive Opportunity…
ABA: U.S. Farm Banks Deliver Strong Growth and Stability in 2024, Reinforce Vital Role in Agricultural Credit
The American Bankers Association today released its annual Farm Bank Performance Report highlighting the critical role farm banks played in supporting U.S. agriculture in 2024. Despite continued challenges from global uncertainty and lingering supply chain disruptions, farm banks posted solid financial performance, improved asset quality and increased lending to America’s farmers and ranchers. The U.S. banking industry…
Census Bureau: New Estimates From the National Experimental Well-Being Statistics Project Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new estimates from its National Experimental Well-Being Statistics (NEWS) project. NEWS is a research-driven project with the goal to improve how the Census Bureau measures income and poverty. NEWS does this by exploring new methods for creating these economic “well-being” indicators by looking back at data collections from previous years, using…
FFIEC: 2024 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Published
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently published data on 2024 mortgage lending transactions reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) by 4,908 U.S. financial institutions. The Snapshot National Loan-Level Dataset released contains the national HMDA datasets as of May 19, 2025. The FFIEC released several data products to serve a variety of data users,…
ABA: Bank Economists Project Credit Conditions May Weaken for Consumers and Businesses Over the Next Six Months
Credit conditions are expected to soften over the next six months as businesses and consumers wait for greater clarity on the economic outlook especially trade policy, according to the American Bankers Association’s latest Credit Conditions Index released today. The latest summary of ABA’s Credit Conditions Index examines a suite of indices derived from the quarterly outlook for…
ICBA: New ICBA Polling Shows Public Support for Policy Efforts Targeting Check Fraud
Following federal banking regulators’ recently issued request for information on potential agency actions to address check fraud and other forms of payments fraud, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced polling results showing Americans support policy efforts to take on the scourge of check fraud. According to ICBA polling conducted by Morning Consult in June: …
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for May 2025 Issued
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced the following new residential sales statistics for May 2025: New Home SalesSales of new single-family houses in May 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 623,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
OCC: New Report Highlights Key Risks in Federal Banking System
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today reported the key issues facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2025. The OCC reported that the strength of the federal banking system remains sound. Consumer sentiment, geopolitical risk, sustained higher interest rates, and downward movement in some macroeconomic indicators have increased…
Census Bureau: Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States and Nearly Half of Counties
The U.S. population age 65 and older rose by 3.1% (to 61.2 million) while the population under age 18 decreased by 0.2% (to 73.1 million) from 2023 to 2024, according to the Vintage 2024 Population Estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The data show the population continued to age, with the share of the population…
Census Bureau: 2023 County Business Patterns Data Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2023 County Business Patterns (CBP). CBP provides annual subnational economic data for businesses with paid employees. The number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll are provided for nearly 1,000 industries, as defined by the 2017 North American Industry Classification System…