Surveys & Survey Data
-
2023 CDFI Survey Key Findings
From April 24 through June 2, 2023, the Federal Reserve fielded the 2023 CDFI Survey. Respondents touched on demand for products and services, innovation, and impacts of rising interest rates, a tight labor market, and rising wages. Here’s what 453 CDFIs said about their financial well-being and the road ahead.
-
An early look at results from the Federal Reserve’s 2023 CDFI Survey
Results from the 2023 Federal Reserve CDFI Survey are in. Get a first look at high-level findings about challenges in meeting demand, product innovation, and more.
-
‘It shouldn’t be this hard’: Small Business Credit Survey highlights funding challenges for startups owned by people of color
Half of businesses survive at least five years but many start on shaky financial footing. The Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey reveals unique funding challenges for startups owned by people of color.
-
Staying afloat amid rising costs: Insights from the Federal Reserve Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED)
Get insights from the October 2022 survey on issues ranging from inflation to shrinking retirement savings to barriers to homeownership.
-
How have CDFI demand and capacity evolved since the pandemic? Federal Reserve survey aims to find out
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are important to closing gaps in credit and capital access. The 2023 CDFI Survey aims to find out how CDFI demand and capacity have changed in the last two years.
-
Small business perspectives on what’s changing and what’s not
Small business owners with employees share their views on hiring, funding challenges, and more. Get takeaways from the latest Small Business Credit Survey report.
-
![Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2022]](https://fedcommunities.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-perspectives-main-street-1920x1280-1.png?w=1024)
Perspectives from Main Street: The impact of COVID-19 on communities and the entities serving them [2022]
This report offers findings of a survey designed to collect information on the effects of COVID-19 on low- to moderate-income people and communities and the entities serving them in 2022.
-
Recognizing the realities of healthcare cost on retirement planning
Most people want to retire to pursue other interests or when they reach normal retirement age. But life events often play a role.
-
Enabling inclusion: How a global pandemic helped create workplaces that work for all
Find out how to apply COVID-19 learnings to create a more inclusive and equitable workplace.
-
[Watch] The Economic Well Being of US Households in 2021
In this webinar, Federal Reserve experts discuss how families fared in 2021 across a range of dimensions including how parents fared through the pandemic, employment outcomes, retirement decisions, and broader family finances. Watch on demand.