Fed survey: Unbanked rate little changed in 2025
Roughly 6% of U.S. adults were unbanked last year, a figure that has held steady since 2021. The Fed survey ...
Tag: Homeownership
ABA, associations offer recommendations for veterans homeownership program reforms
ABA joined eight other associations in urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to take steps to implement President Trump’s recent ...
ABA mortgage advocacy update: April 16, 2026
ABA recently welcomed two new executive orders directing federal regulators to roll back or better tailor mortgage regulations to expand ...
Report: More than 10,000 veterans have lost homes since VA changes
More than 10,000 veterans have lost their homes since the Department of Veterans Affairs ended a program that allowed them ...
ABA DataBank: Pending home sales increase in February
The ABA Office of the Chief Economist believes while the index increased in February, the index level has not retraced ...
ABA: Partial claim option for veteran homeowners needs further work
A proposal to implement a new policy to help veterans and servicemembers pay their mortgages needs further revision if it ...
ABA DataBank: ARMs are noticeable but niche
Adjustable-rate mortgages are increasing but remain just a small subset of the mortgage market.
Trump directs agencies to restrict housing ownership by large investment firms
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to cease activities that facilitate the sale of single-family homes to ...
HUD rescinds several regulatory requirements for FHA-backed mortgages
In a move intended to reduce the cost of homeownership and eliminate unnecessary burden, HUD recently rescinded more than a ...
ABA, associations urge House lawmakers to ban abuse of mortgage trigger leads
The bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to eliminate abusive mortgage “trigger leads,” only ...
