ABA: 9 in 10 Americans Rate Their Bank’s Service as Good or Excellent
Nine in 10 Americans with a bank account (89 percent) rate their bank’s service and support as “good,” “very good” or “excellent,” according to a new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association. The same number say they are satisfied with their primary bank. The survey also asked consumers to…
Census Bureau: The Digital Divide – Broadband Usage Across the Nation
States on the Pacific Coast and most of those in the Northeast such as New Hampshire and Massachusetts had higher levels of broadband internet use compared to the national average (77 percent), according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report on Computer and Internet Use in the United States: 2015. These tended to be the…
FDIC: FFIEC Launches New Industry Outreach Website
Printable Format: FIL-40-2017 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) launched a new Industry Outreach website for financial institutions, trade associations, third-party providers, and consultants. Statement of Applicability to Institutions with Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This FIL applies to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: The FFIEC launched a new…
HUD: Report Finds People Living with Mental Disabilities Face Significant Rental Housing Discrimination
Persons living with mental illness, intellectual or other developmental disabilities continue to face significant housing discrimination in the rental housing market, according to a new pilot study released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Rental Housing Discrimination on the Basis of Mental Disabilities: Results of Pilot Testing finds that when compared…
Census Bureau: Webinar on Release of 2016 American Community Survey Statistics
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a webinar on Sept. 7 from 1-2 p.m. in advance of the Sept. 14 release of the 2016 American Community Survey statistics. The webinar will show participants how to access new data and online resources from the 2016 American Community Survey. Attendees will also learn about changes related…
Census Bureau: New Report on the Characteristics of Female Veterans
A new report on the characteristics of female veterans released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that early-career aged female veterans (18 to 34 years old) were more likely to be employed, married and have a child in their home than early-career aged female nonveterans. This report, which uses 2015 American Community Survey data,…
Census Bureau: Address Canvassing Operations Begins
The U.S. Census Bureau today began the Address Canvassing operation for the 2018 End-to-End Census Test across three test sites. The operation will use mobile technology to verify and update our housing unit address list and will allow the Census Bureau to test procedures in building its 2020 Census address list across a wide area…
Census Bureau: Upcoming Online News Conference to Announce Report Findings on Poverty, Income and Health Insurance
What: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold an online news conference to announce the findings from three reports: Income and Poverty in the United States: 2016, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2016, and The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2016. The income and poverty report provides national-level statistics from the Current Population Survey Annual Social…
HUD & Census Bureau: Residential Construction Activity in July 2017
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for July 2017. Building Permits: Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,223,000. This is 4.1 percent (±0.9 percent) below the revised…
Federal Reserve: Total Household Debt Increases, Driven by Mortgage, Auto and Credit Card Debt
Credit Card Delinquency Flows Step Up Notably Over Past Year, While Delinquency Flows for Other Non-Housing Debt Worsen Modestly NEW YORK – The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today issued its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit, which reported that total household debt increased by $115 billion (0.9%) to $12.84 trillion in the second…