Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 1.1 Percent in October; Up 17.4 Percent from Last Year
House prices rose nationwide in October, up 1.1 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 17.4 percent from October 2020 to October 2021. The previously reported 0.9 percent price change for September 2021 remained unchanged. For the nine census divisions, seasonally adjusted monthly house price…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 7 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from Phase 7 of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS), which measures the effect of changing business conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as other major events such as hurricanes on our nation’s small businesses. SBPS complements existing Census Bureau data by providing detailed, near real-time information on…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales in November 2021 Report Issued
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 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single‐family houses in November 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 744,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census…
Census Bureau: Household Pulse Survey Phase 3.3 Monthly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from phase 3.3 of the experimental Household Pulse Survey (HPS). The HPS is now a monthly release as current changes in data no longer warrant a biweekly data collection, and we work to reduce respondent burden. This phase includes updated vaccination questions that expand response options for the number…
Census Bureau: New Vintage 2021 Population Estimates Available for the Nation, States and Puerto Rico
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Vintage 2021 national and state population estimates and components of change released today, the population of the United States grew in the past year by 392,665, or 0.1%, the lowest rate since the nation’s founding. The slow rate of growth can be attributed to decreased net international migration, decreased fertility, and…
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release 2020 Small Business, Small Farm and Community Development Lending Data
The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2020. The Community Reinvestment Act regulations require the agencies to annually disclose these data. The…
FHFA: Report on Enterprise Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2020 Issued
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). Guarantee fees are intended to cover the credit risk and other costs that the Enterprises incur when they acquire single-family loans from lenders. These costs include projected credit losses from borrower defaults…
FHFA: Third Quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
More than 6.2 million homeowners helped since conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 180,566 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,210,485…
Census Bureau: 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Data Pushed to March 2022
In November, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would delay the release of the 2016-2020 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year data, originally scheduled for December 2021, due to the impacts of COVID-19 on data collection. We continue to make progress towards a mid- to late-March 2022 data product release. Since November, we have refined our methodology to reduce the impact of the nonresponse bias due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The methodology improves the 2020 data input by comparing characteristics for responding and nonresponding households…