Weekly Infobyte: Mortgage Demand on the Rise in Q2

The Financial Accounting Standards Board published an accounting standards update that improves the accounting for purchased loans, according to a statement from the standard-setting body.

The House voted in favor of a Senate deal to reopen the government, ending a shutdown that began on Oct. 1.

Federal law enforcement agencies announced the formation of an interagency “strike force” to target Southeast Asian cryptocurrency-related investment scams and confidence schemes.

The U.S. Mint held a ceremony where U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach struck the final circulating penny, ending 232 years of penny production.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hold oral arguments in January on whether to overturn a lower court order barring President Trump from removing Governor Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve board.

The CFPB is proposing to remove disparate impact from its enforcement of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, clarify the prohibition on discouraging prospective applicants, and establish new limits on special-purpose credit programs offered by lenders.