CDFI Fund: “Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities” Data Release Now Available
Today, the Native Nations Institute released a Data Review to accompany the Access to Capital and Credit in Native Communities Report (the Report) commissioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund). The Data Review helped set the stage for the Report by collecting data regarding access to capital and credit in American…
HUD: New Residential Sales in December 2016 Report Released
WASHINGTON – Sales of new single-family houses in December 2016 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 536,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 10.4 percent (±12.2%)* below the revised November rate of 598,000 and is 0.4 percent (±11.7%)*…
HUD: Comprehensive Assessment of Housing Needs of America Indians and Alaska Natives Released
WASHINGTON – American Indian tribes are building more housing units after enactment of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) but housing conditions are substantially worse among American Indian households than other U.S. households. These are some of the findings of three new comprehensive reports of tribal housing needs released today…
HUD: New Residential Construction Activity in December Announced
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 December 2016: BUILDING PERMITS Privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in December were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,210,000. This is 0.2 percent (±1.8%)* below the…
CFPB: Survey Finds Over One-in-Four Consumers Contacted by Debt Collectors Feel Threatened
CFPB Also Releases Study of Consumer Risks in Online Debt Sales, Consumer Stories of Debt Collection Experiences WASHINGTON, D.C. – A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report released today found that over one-in-four consumers contacted by debt collectors felt threatened. The report was drawn from the first-ever national survey of consumer experiences with debt collectors. Over…
HUD: American Housing Survey Results for 25 Metro Areas Released
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau released the results of the 2015 American Housing Survey focusing on 25 metropolitan areas across the country. The data released today includes detailed information on everything from monthly housing costs, hunger, and neighborhood characteristics including crime and the…
OCC: Report Discusses Risks Facing National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported strategic, credit, operational, and compliance risks remain top concerns in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Fall 2016, released today. Highlights from the report include: Strategic risk remains high as banks consider business model changes and face challenges in growing revenue. Strategic planning remains important…
CFPB: Student Loan Servicing Problems Can Jeopardize Long-Term Financial Security for Older Borrowers
Growing Concerns as Number of Older Student Loan Borrowers Quadruples, Amount of Debt Per Senior Borrower Doubles in Last Decade WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a report that examines complaints from older student loan borrowers about servicing practices that can jeopardize their long-term financial security. In the last decade, the…
Federal Reserve: Payments Study Highlights Strong Trends in Card Use
Kansas City, Missouri, December 22, 2016 — From 2012 to 2015, credit and debit (including prepaid and non-prepaid) card payments continued to gain ground in the payments landscape, accounting for more than two-thirds of all core noncash payments in the United States, according to a Federal Reserve study of U.S. non-cash payments released today. Automated…
CFPB: Consumer Credit Trends Tool Unveiled to Help Forecast Potential Consumer Risks
Web-based Tool Will Deliver Regular Updates on Consumer Lending Markets WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today unveiled Consumer Credit Trends, a web-based tool to help the public monitor developments in consumer lending and forecast potential future risks. The beta version of the tool covers the mortgage, credit card, auto loan, and student…