ABA: Mortgage Borrowers Want Both Technology and In-Person Services
Survey also found down payment, student debt preventing home purchases WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans (60 percent) agree that while they use online resources for research, they prefer to apply for a mortgage in person, according to a new survey from the American Bankers Association. Seventeen percent said they would prefer to apply for…
HUD: Report Calls for Greater Action to Reduce Injuries to Seniors in Their Home
WASHINGTON – Approximately one-third of adults age 65 years or older fall in their home, resulting in injury, long-term disability and premature institutionalization. By 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the cost related to these kinds of injuries to be nearly $60 billion a year. In an effort to reduce and prevent…
HUD and Census Bureau: New Residential Construction Activity in May
WASHINGTON – 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 May 2017: BUILDING PERMITS Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in May were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,168,000. This is 4.9 percent (±0.9 percent) below…
Census Bureau: Updates to Quick Facts Web Application Tool
Based on user feedback, the U.S. Census Bureau recently provided updates to the QuickFacts web application on census.gov. Updates include: Simplified mapping. Displays in Chart, Map and Dashboard based on user-selections. Updated share capability on social media sites Facebook and Twitter. Easier-to-navigate mobile experience. Improved performance. QuickFacts provides the following data for all states, counties…
FHFA: 2016 Report to Congress Released Including Exams of Freddie, Fannie & FHLBs
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its 2016 Report to Congress. The statutorily-required report provides information about FHFA’s 2016 examinations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac (the Enterprises), 11 Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) and the FHLBanks’ Office of Finance. The report also describes FHFA’s actions as conservator of Fannie Mae…
Census Bureau: Upcoming Webinar on Accessing American Community Survey Statistics in API
What: The U.S. Census Bureau is hosting a webinar June 21 on Using the Census API With the American Community Survey. Users will learn how to access and use the Census Bureau’s application programming interface with statistics from the American Community Survey, identify survey variables and geographies to build queries, and locate additional resources. Through…
Census Bureau: More than Half of School Expenditures Spent on Classroom Instruction
JUNE 14, 2017 — Schools across the nation spent over 60 percent of day-to-day expenditures on classroom instruction in fiscal year 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Public Education Finances: 2015 report released today. The report provides figures on revenues, expenditures, debt and assets (cash and security holdings) for the nation’s public elementary and…
CFPB: Study Finds Consumers in Lower-Income Areas are More Likely to Become Credit Visible Due to Negative Records
Consumers In Higher-Income Areas More Likely Than Those in Lower-Income Areas to Establish Credit with a Credit Card or Co-Borrower WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today released a study on the transition to credit visibility that found that the way consumers establish credit history can differ greatly based on economic background….