Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 2 Biweekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the…
Census Bureau: 2020 Census Count 99.7 Percent Complete
As of Oct. 5, 2020, 99.7% percent of housing units have been accounted for so far in the 2020 Census through either self-response or Nonresponse Followup. Final numbers indicate that in 2010 a little over 99.6 percent of households were counted this way. “This is a tremendous accomplishment, and the women and men of the…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 2 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Small Business Pulse Survey. Data collection began Aug. 9, 2020. Results will be released weekly starting Aug. 20 through Oct. 15, 2020. The second phase includes questions on the core concepts from the first phase of the survey, as well as…
FHFA: Second Quarter Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its second quarter 2020 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 252,014 foreclosure prevention actions in the second quarter of 2020, bringing to 4.68 million the number of troubled homeowners who have been helped during conservatorships. Of…
CDFI Fund: CDFI Certification, ACR, and CTLR FAQs Now Available
FAQs Provide Clarification on Proposed CDFI Certification and Data Collections In May, the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released for public comment proposed changes to the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Certification Application and the Annual Certification and Data Collection Report (ACR), as well as a new CDFI Transaction Level Report (CTLR). Comments on the…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 2 Biweekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the second phase of the experimental Household Pulse Survey. The Household Pulse Survey is the result of an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to document temporal trends in how individuals are experiencing business curtailment and closures, stay-at-home orders, school closures, changes in the…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 1.0 Percent in July; Up 6.5 Percent from Last Year
House prices rose nationwide in July, up 1.0 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI). House prices rose 6.5 percent from July 2019 to July 2020. FHFA also revised its previously reported 0.9 percent price change for June 2020 to 1.0 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally…
FHFA: Updates to Public Use Databases for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announced
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released new and revised datasets for the Public Use Databases (PUDBs) of single-family and multifamily mortgage acquisitions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). New data for 2019 are now available as well as final versions of data for 2018 that replace the interim files uploaded last September….
OCC: New Report Shows Mortgage Performance Decline in Second Quarter 2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system declined during the second quarter of 2020. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Second Quarter 2020 showed 91.1 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared to 96.1…
Census Bureau: Data Challenge Expo Highlights Creative Use of Census Bureau Data in COVID-19 Response
The U.S. Census Bureau is partnering with the American Statistical Association (ASA) for the Annual Data Challenge Expo. Contestants are challenged to analyze the 2019 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-year estimates using statistical and visualization tools and methods to present their findings at ASA’s Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM) in the summer of 2021. The contest is open to…