CFPB: 2020 HMDA Data on Mortgage Lending Now Available
Today, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Modified Loan Application Register (LAR) data for 2020 were published on the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s HMDA Platform for approximately 4,400 HMDA filers. The published data contain loan-level information filed by financial institutions, modified to protect privacy. “HMDA data can help determine whether financial institutions are serving…
FHFA: House Price Index Up 1.0 Percent in January; Up 12.0 Percent from Last Year
House prices rose nationwide in January, up 1.0 percent from the previous month, according to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index (FHFA HPI®). House prices rose 12.0 percent from January 2020 to January 2021. The previously reported 1.1 percent price change for December 2020 was revised upward to 1.2 percent. For the nine census divisions, seasonally…
CDFI Fund: Public Data for NMTC Program for FYs 2003-2019 Released
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) today released transaction level data collected on New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) investments across the nation through fiscal year (FY) 2019. The CDFI Fund requires all Community Development Entities (CDEs) that have been awarded NMTC allocations to submit an annual report detailing…
HUD: Report on Youth Homelessness Underscores Importance of American Rescue Plan
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released a report on coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending youth homelessness. The report, “Evaluation of the HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Early Implementation Report,” underscores the importance of the American Rescue Plan to addressing homelessness, including for youth. The report found that funding…
OCC: Report Shows Decline in Mortgage Performance for Fourth Quarter 2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system declined during the fourth quarter of 2020. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Fourth Quarter 2020 showed that 93.3 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter, compared…
Census Bureau: New Report Examines Homeownership in the United States from 2005 to 2019
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new report that examines trends in homeownership over the last 15 years. The report, Homeownership in the United States: 2005 to 2019, is based on statistics from the American Community Survey (ACS). The report presents trends in homeownership at the national, state and county levels. For the first time ever, these…
Census Bureau: Small Business Pulse Survey Phase 4 Weekly Data Released
The U.S. Census Bureau today released new data from the fourth phase of the Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS). Data collection began Feb. 15. Results will be released weekly Feb. 25 to April 22. The SBPS includes questions on topics such as location closings, changes in employment, disruptions in the supply chain, the use of federal assistance initiatives such…
FHFA: 4th Quarter 2020 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released
More than 5.5 million homeowners helped since conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its fourth quarter 2020 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 362,912 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2020, bringing the total number of homeowners who have been…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Sales Report Issued for February 2021
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 February 2021: New Home Sales Sales of new single-family houses in February 2021 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 775,000. This is 18.2 percent (±13.9 percent)* below the revised January…
CFPB: Annual Complaint Report Highlights More Than a Half-Million Complaints Received in 2020
Overall complaint volume handled by the CFPB up 54% from prior year Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) provided to Congress the Consumer Response Annual Report for 2020. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumer financial marketplace is reflected in the increase of complaints submitted to the CFPB. The CFPB handled approximately…