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20 posts on "Center for Microeconomic Data"
July 7, 2020

Introduction to Heterogeneity Series III: Credit Market Outcomes

Following up series on heterogeneity and inequality broadly and in labor market outcomes specifically, we turn our focus to further documenting heterogeneity in credit market outcomes, looking at disparities in home ownership rates, varying exposure to evictions, differing gains from tuition support and Medicare programs, and more.

April 16, 2020

How Widespread Is the Impact of the COVID‑19 Outbreak on Consumer Expectations?

In a recent blog post, we showed that consumer expectations worsened sharply through March, as the COVID-19 epidemic spread and affected a growing part of the U.S. population. In this post, we document how much of this deterioration can be directly attributed to the coronavirus outbreak. We then explore how the effect of the outbreak has varied over time and across demographic groups.

April 6, 2020

Coronavirus Outbreak Sends Consumer Expectations Plummeting

The March Survey of Consumer Expectations, which was fielded between March 2 and 31, records a substantial deterioration in financial and economic expectations, including sharp declines in household income and spending growth expectations.

March 4, 2020

Searching for Higher Job Satisfaction

Using data from the New York Fed’s Survey of Consumer Expectations, these Liberty Street Economics authors document the heterogeneity in job satisfaction among U.S. workers and in their preferences for various nonwage benefits, and discuss the impact of these preferences on job search behavior.

Posted at 7:30 am in Expectations, Labor Market | Permalink
February 11, 2020

Charging into Adulthood: Credit Cards and Young Consumers

The New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit for the fourth quarter of 2019. Total household debt balances grew by $193 billion in the fourth quarter, marking a $601 billion increase in household debt balances in 2019, the largest annual gain since 2007. The main driver was a $433 billion annual upswing in mortgage balances, also the largest since 2007.

Posted at 11:04 am in Credit, Household Finance | Permalink
October 17, 2019

Just Released: Introducing the SCE Public Policy Survey

Kosar, Smith, and van der Klaauw introduce the SCE Public Policy Survey and highlight some of its features.

Posted at 10:59 am in Expectations | Permalink
August 13, 2019

Just Released: Mind the Gap in Delinquency Rates

Total household debt balances increased by $192 billion in the second quarter of 2019, boosted primarily by a $162 billion gain in mortgage installment balances, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit from the New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data (the mortgage installment balances exclude home equity lines of credit, which are reported separately and have been declining in balance for some time). The new mortgage total of $9.4 trillion is slightly higher than the previous high in mortgage balances from the third quarter of 2008 in nominal terms.

Posted at 11:00 am in Credit, Household Finance | Permalink | Comments (2)
May 14, 2019

Just Released: Shifts in Credit Market Participation over Two Decades

Liberty Street Economics authors draw on the New York Fed’s Consumer Credit Panel to explore longer-term trends in credit market participation.

Posted at 11:01 am in Credit, Household Finance | Permalink
May 15, 2017

Do Credit Markets Watch the Waving Flag of Bankruptcy?

Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham explores how the lifting of bankruptcy flags affects borrowers’ credit scores and credit outcomes.

Posted at 7:00 am in Credit, Household Finance | Permalink
November 19, 2015

Just Released: New and Improved Charts and Data on Auto Loans

This analysis introduces an improved estimate of auto loan originations, some new charts, and some fresh data on the auto loan market based on New York Fed Consumer Credit Panel data.

Posted at 1:00 pm in Household Finance | Permalink
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