CDFI Fund: Application Demand for FY 2024 Round of Small Dollar Loan Program Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) released today the application data for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 round of its Small Dollar Loan Program (SDL Program). The SDL Program is intended to expand consumer access to financial institutions by providing alternatives to high-cost small dollar lending. Up to…
Census Bureau: Additional American Community Survey Selected Population Tables and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables Now Available
The U.S. Census Bureau today released additional 2017-2021 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Selected Population Tables (SPT) and American Indian and Alaska Native Tables (AIANT) on data.census.gov and the Application Programming Interface (API) to address over-suppression for some groups and geographies within the original June 2023 release. More information about geographic area and group combinationsthatreceived additional tabulations is available on the Race, Ethnicity,…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for December 2023 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 December 2023: New Home Sales Sales of new single‐family houses in December 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 664,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census…
Agencies Sign Joint Letter Asking Utility Companies to Make Energy and Water Usage Data Available for Multifamily Properties
Leaders at HUD, the DOE, and the EPA join forces to seek data that will facilitate green upgrades to the nation’s housing stock Today, the leaders of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a joint letter asking for the nation’s…
Census Bureau: Posting of Public Comments on Proposed Changes to 2025 American Community Survey Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun posting the public’s feedback on proposed changes to the 2025 American Community Survey (ACS) and Puerto Rico Community Survey (PRCS) to regulations.gov. In October, the Census Bureau published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to comment on proposed changes to the survey covering several topics, including household roster, educational attainment, health…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 4.0 Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 4.0 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to measure how emergent issues are impacting U.S. households from a social and economic perspective. Topics for phase 4.0 include employment status,…
CFPB: Report Identifies Challenges Faced by Borrowers in Resumption of Student Loan Payments
CFPB oversight identifies long hold times, inaccurate billing statements, and processing delays The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an issue spotlight today on the CFPB’s oversight of student loan servicing practices in the early months of the resumption of federal student loan repayments after over three years of a payment pause due to the…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 0.3 Percent in October 2023; Up 6.3 Percent from Last Year
U.S. house prices rose in October, up 0.3 percent from September, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI®). House prices rose 6.3 percent from October 2022 to October 2023. The previously reported 0.6 percent price increase in September was revised to a 0.7 percent increase. For the nine census divisions, seasonally…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report for November 2023 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 November 2023: New Home Sales Sales of new single‐family houses in November 2023 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census…
FHFA: Third Quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third quarter 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 43,356 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,861,827 since the start of conservatorships in September…