NICAR's Database Library has recently added the following data sets: the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act database for 1997, collected by the Federal Reserve Board to track home loans, home-improvement loans and bank-purchased loans
two databases from the Small Business Administration: the loans approved under the SBA's main lending program, known as the 7A program; and disaster loans, granted to businesses and homeowners in the wake of hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, and other disasters.
the National Endowment for the Arts Grants Program database of grants to individuals and organizations from 1987 through 1997
the IRS' Tax Exempt Organization Business File, which contains basic information from all 990 filings
the Department of Transportation's database of fatal road accidents from 1975-1997
the Social Security Administration Master Death Records, kept to track beneficiaries and compiled from sources including families of the recipients, funeral homes, churches, and state health organizations.
To order or have your questions answered about any of these databases, call the library at (573) 882-0684. Also view the library's collection online at www.nicar.org/data/