Census Bureau: New Data on Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and the Ability to Speak English Released
More than 1 in 5 people (22%) age 5 and older in the United States spoke a language other than English at home during the five-year period from 2017 to 2021, according to new data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. The newly released table package — Detailed Languages Spoken at Home and Ability to…
FDIC: Data Collection Begins for Summary of Deposits Survey and Filing for June 30, 2025
The Summary of Deposits (SOD) is the annual survey of branch office deposits as of June 30, 2025 for all FDIC-insured institutions, including insured U.S. branches of foreign banks. All institutions with branch offices are required to submit the survey; institutions with only a main office are exempt. All survey responses are required by July…
Federal Reserve: Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2024 Report Issued
The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday issued its Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2024 report, which examines the financial circumstances of U.S. adults and their families. Overall, the report shows that financial well-being was similar to the previous two years as concerns about prices persisted and labor market conditions remained solid. The report draws from the…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for April 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 April 2025: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in April 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 743,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the…
FHFA: U.S. House Prices Rise 4.0 Percent Over the Prior Year; Up 0.7 Percent from the Fourth Quarter 2024
U.S. house prices rose 4.0 percent between the first quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices for the first quarter of 2025 were up 0.7 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for March was down 0.1 percent from…
Census Bureau: Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released the 2023 Community Resilience Estimates for Puerto Rico, which include population estimates by level of social vulnerability to disasters for the commonwealth, municipios and census tracts. The updated interactive tool provides users with an easy-to-use interface to quickly identify and map neighborhoods with “low,” “medium” and “high” social vulnerability. The tool also…
Census Bureau: Population Growth Reported in 2024 Across Cities and Towns in All U.S. Regions
Cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024 with Southern and Western cities experiencing accelerated growth. Topping the list of fastest-growing cities was Princeton, Texas with a remarkable 30.6% growth rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2024 estimates released today. New York City, Houston and Los Angeles saw the greatest numeric gains…
FDIC: Office of the Ombudsman Publishes 2024 Annual Report of Activities
Summary: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) Office of the Ombudsman today published a report highlighting its activities and the services provided to stakeholders during 2024. The Office of the Ombudsman is a resource for bankers and other stakeholders seeking an independent, neutral, and confidential liaison for informally discussing disagreements with findings or conclusions of…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.1 Percent in February 2025; Up 3.9 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose 0.1 percent in February, according to the U.S. Federal Housing (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 3.9 percent from February 2024 to February 2025. The previously reported 0.2 percent price growth in January was revised upward to 0.3 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly home price…
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…