OCC: New Report Shows Improvement in Overall Mortgage Performance During Third Quarter 2022
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the third quarter of 2022. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Third Quarter 2022 showed that 97.2 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared…
FHFA and CFPB: Updated Data from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations Released for Public Use
Data Highlights Borrowers’ Experiences Obtaining a Mortgage During the Pandemic The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today published updated loan-level data for public use collected through the National Survey of Mortgage Originations (NSMO). The data also provide updated mortgage performance and credit information for a nationally representative sample…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.7 Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau today announced the beginning of data collection for phase 3.7 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to…
Census Bureau: More Than 19 Million Renters Burdened by Housing Costs
Over 40% (19 million) of renter households in the country spent more than 30% of their income on housing costs during the 2017-2021 period, according to new American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Households spending more than 30% on housing costs, including rent or mortgage payments, utilities, and…
CFPB: Research Finds Members of Reserves and National Guard Paying Millions of Dollars in Extra Interest Each Year
Companies can take steps to better respect military borrower rights and ease financial burdens, particularly in higher interest rate environment Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released research revealing that Reserve and National Guard members called to active duty are paying an extra $9 million in interest every year because they are not always…
ABA: Research Finds Credit Card Market Remained Strong but Softened Slightly in Second Quarter of 2022
Consumers continued to manage their credit well despite economic headwinds in the second quarter of 2022, according to the American Bankers Association’s latest Credit Card Market Monitor. The report found that credit card credit outstanding as a share of disposable income remained well below pre-pandemic levels in the second quarter while inflation-adjusted monthly credit card…
Census Bureau: New Report on States with the Highest Percentage of Vacancy Issued
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report showing the housing market tightened significantly after the 2009 foreclosure crisis, absorbing much of the excess vacancy it created. The report – Which States Have the Highest Percentage of Vacant Housing Units?– examines the variation in state vacancy rates. It uses the Current Population Survey’s Housing Vacancy…
Census Bureau: 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey Summary Tables Released
The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released new summary tables for the 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS). The RHFS provides measures of financial, mortgage and property characteristics of U.S. residential properties with at least one housing rental unit. It is the only data source that provides a comprehensive…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.6 Monthly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.6 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is an effort by the Census Bureau and other federal statistical agencies to provide near real-time data on how the COVID-19 pandemic, and changes in social and economic conditions are affecting people’s lives to inform federal and state…
HUD and Census Bureau: 2021 Rental Housing Finance Survey Findings Released
Survey Finds Nearly Half of Rental Units are in Properties with Four or Fewer Units Of the 49.5 million rental housing units in the U.S., nearly 46 percent are located in rental properties of one-to-four units, according to the latest Rental Housing Finance Survey (RHFS) data released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development…