Census Bureau: Data Transitions to Data.census.gov as American FactFinder Retires after 20 years
The U.S. Census Bureau has retired American FactFinder (AFF), its statistics and information search engine after 20 years. Users can begin accessing Census Bureau data at data.census.gov, including the 2018 1-Year American Community Survey and 2017 Economic Census later this month. Data.census.gov represents a new chapter in the Census Bureau’s dissemination approach by centralizing data access and allowing for a more…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity Report for August 2019
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for August 2019. Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in August were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,419,000. This is 7.7 percent (±1.2 percent) above the revised…
FDIC: Summary of Deposits Annual Survey Results Released for 2019
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released results of its annual survey of branch office deposits for all FDIC-insured institutions as of June 30, 2019. The FDIC’s Summary of Deposits (SOD) provides deposit totals for each of the more than 86,000 domestic offices operated by more than 5,300 FDIC-insured commercial and savings banks, savings associations, and…
CFPB: Tax Time Savings Pilot Study Research Released
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released today the results of a pilot study, Planning for tax-time savings, launched with the tax preparation company H&R Block that shows that simple messages encouraging customers to use their prepaid card to save at tax time increased the likelihood that they would do so. The pilot study, conducted…
CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2019 Round of CDFI Program and NACA Program Released
The fiscal year (FY) 2019 application round for the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) closed on June 6, 2019. The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) received 546 applications from organizations across the country, requesting a total of $579.54 million. Specifically:* 412 organizations requested…
FHFA: House Prices Rise 1.0 Percent in Second Quarter; Up 5.0 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose in the second quarter of 2019, up 1.0 percent according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.0 percent from the second quarter of 2018 to the second quarter of 2019. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for June was up 0.2 percent from May. FHFA produces the nation’s only public,…
CFPB: Fourth Biennial Report on the State of the Credit Card Market Released
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) today released its fourth biennial report on the state of the credit card market for the period 2017-2018. In 2009, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (Act) made substantial changes to the legal requirements applicable to the credit card market, with Section 502 of the Act also…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report in July 2019 Released
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 July 2019: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in July 2019 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 635,000. This is 12.8 percent (±16.2 percent)* below the revised June…
FHFA: 2020 Release Dates for House Price Index Announced
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today announced the FHFA House Price Index (HPI) will be released at 9 a.m. ET on the following dates in 2020: Wednesday, January 22 Monthly Index Tuesday, February 25 Quarterly and Monthly Index Wednesday, March 25 Monthly Index Wednesday, April 22 Monthly Index Tuesday, May 26 Quarterly and Monthly Index Wednesday,…
HUD and Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity in July 2019 Report Issued
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for July 2019. Building Permits Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,336,000. This is 8.4 percent (±1.1 percent) above the revised…