Financial conditions for renters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new analysis investigating the financial conditions of renters and homeowners before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Research on consumer financial markets
Our PhD social scientists design and conduct foundational, policy-relevant research on consumer finance and household behavior.
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Special issue brief: The early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credit
This second COVID-19 Special Issue Brief describes trends in delinquency rates, payment assistance, credit access, and account balance measures with a focus on the period since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit applications
This report uses the Bureau’s Consumer Credit Panel to study the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on credit applications overall, by credit score group, and across the states.