FHFA: House Price Index® Up 0.1 Percent in January; Up 1.6 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.1 percent in January, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 1.6 percent from January 2025 to January 2026. The previously reported 0.1 percent price change in December was revised upward to 0.3 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price…
OCC: Final Rule Issued to Rescind Recovery Planning Guidelines
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced a final rule to rescind its recovery planning guidelines for certain large insured national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches (banks). “Recovery planning guidelines that require large banks to engage in prescriptive planning activities do little to improve their ability to manage through…
CFPB: 2025 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2025 are now available on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) HMDA Platform for approximately 4,768 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…
OCC: Mortgage Performance Report for Fourth Quarter 2025 Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported on the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during the fourth quarter of 2025. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Fourth Quarter 2025 showed that 97.5 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, a slight…
SBA: National Small Business Week 2026 Award Winners Announced
Administrator Loeffler to Recognize Honorees during Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on May 3 Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced its state and territory Small Business Persons of the Year for National Small Business Week (NSBW), which will take place from May 3–9. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler will recognize the state, territory, and specialty award winners at a…
SBA: Agency Announces “Grocery Guarantee” to Promote Affordability
90% Loan Guarantee Drives Capital to U.S. Food and Logistics Providers, Reduces Biden-era Price Pressures Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that small businesses across America’s food supply chain are now eligible for an enhanced “Grocery Guarantee” through the SBA International Trade Loan (ITL) Program. The loans, which come with a 90% federal guarantee, will…
Census Bureau: New Data Released From Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data on food and nutrition, health and well-being, transportation, employment, education and other topics from the Household Trends and Outlook Pulse Survey (HTOPS). These data, collected from a sample of about 30,000 households in April 2025, provide insights for the nation as well as smaller geographic areas defined by…
FEMA: $1 Billion in Federal Funding Announced to Help States Mitigate Impact of Disasters
Funding Opportunity Designed to Support Critical Infrastructure Projects that Save Lives The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today published the funding opportunity for the Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program. Through this funding opportunity, FEMA is making $1 billion in federal funding available to states, local governments, territories and…
Census Bureau: Slow Population Growth Impacts Nation’s Largest Counties Hardest
Diminishing Population Gains in Metro Areas Highlight Nationwide Trend Population growth slowed in a majority of the nation’s 3,143 counties and the District of Columbia between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Among the 2,066 counties that grew between 2023…
Treasury: Financial Stability Oversight Council Issues Proposed Guidance on Nonbank Financial Company Designations
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today voted unanimously to issue for public comment proposed interpretative guidance on nonbank financial company designations. This proposed guidance would reinstitute a number of elements first introduced by the Council’s 2019 interpretive guidance and would add critical enhancements that reflect the Council’s current understanding of financial stability, underscoring the…