U.S. bank agencies release small business and farm lending data
Annual disclosure requirements under the Community Reinvestment Act are driving a new release of lending figures for small businesses, small farms and community development activity in 2025. The data also include aggregated reports by metropolitan statistical area and by county across the United States and its territories.
Highlights
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and other agencies released 2025 data on small business, small farm, and community development lending as required under the Community Reinvestment Act.
- FFIEC produced aggregate reports on small business and small farm lending for every U.S. metropolitan statistical area and county, including territories.
- The annual disclosure supplies banks and market participants with geographic lending data essential for credit access and community development analysis.
2025 lending data disclosure
As reported by FDIC, citing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the federal bank regulatory agencies, acting as members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, today released data on small business, small farm, and community development lending during 2025.The annual disclosure is required under Community Reinvestment Act regulations, which mandate that the agencies publish these lending data each year.
Geographic breakdown and sector relevance
The FFIEC also prepared aggregate reports of small business and small farm lending for each metropolitan statistical area and for each county in the United States and its territories.The release provides banks, local officials, and market participants with a geographic view of lending activity that can inform analysis of credit access and community development trends.
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