Census Bureau: 2024 ACS 5-Year Data Show Large Gains in Educational Attainment in Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas
The percentage of adults age 25 and over with a bachelor’s degree or higher increased significantly in metropolitan statistical areas (metro areas), up from 34.2% during the 2015-2019 period to 37.8% during the 2020-2024 period, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. “Over the last five years, we’ve…
Census Bureau: New Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade
The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023. In 2023, four…
Census Bureau: U.S. Population Growth Slows Due to Historic Decline in Net International Migration
Population growth in the United States has slowed significantly with an increase of only 1.8 million, or 0.5%, between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, according to the new Vintage 2025 population estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This was the nation’s slowest population growth since the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, when…
Census Bureau: 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for States, Counties, and School Districts Released
The median estimated poverty rate of children ages 5 to 17 in U.S. school districts in 2024 was 12.5%, according to data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The new data come from the 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates(SAIPE), which provide the only single-year income and poverty statistics for the nation’s 3,143 counties…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.6 Percent in November 2025; Up 1.9 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.6 percent in November, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 1.9 percent from November 2024 to November 2025. The previously reported 0.4 percent price change in October remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price changes ranged from 0.0 percent in…
FHFA: U.S. Federal Housing Receives ‘Best Result’ from Annual GAO Audit, Publishes Accountability Report Documenting Agency Achievements
U.S. Federal Housing’s (Federal Housing Finance Agency’s) annual Performance and Accountability Report published today, showing the Agency’s clean audit results from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report also documents the Agency’s success in securing the safety and soundness and housing affordability mission of Fannie, Freddie, and the Federal Home Loan Banks during fiscal…
SBA: 2025 Annual Report Released
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) published its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting the historic Year One results of the agency under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler. The report documents the SBA’s return to its statutory mission of strengthening small businesses and driving economic growth, and a reversal in course following…
ABA: New Research Finds that Proposed 10% Credit Card Rate Cap Would Result in Up to 159 Million Americans Losing Access to Credit
New data from credit card issuers accounting for roughly 75% of the market shows that a proposed 10% federal credit card interest rate cap would significantly reduce access to credit for millions of consumers nationwide, and even those with good credit scores who pay their bills on time will be affected by the rate cap. The…
CFPB: FY 2024 Annual Performance Report Issued
This FY 2024 Performance Report is required under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 and represents the work of the prior leadership under former Director Chopra and President Biden. The FY 2024 Annual Performance Report summarizes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB’s) progress in implementing the strategies and achieving the goals and objectives developed…
CFPB: 2025 Private Education Ombudsman Report on Complaints Released
The 2025 Private Education Loan Ombudsman Annual report analyzes complaints from the prior award year (July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025) and notes an increase in untimely responses to complaints, as well as an increase in complaints referencing fraud or scams. The report’s recommendations include coordinating inter-agency efforts to target frauds and scammers, inter-agency…