Mortgage Rates Take Downward Turn

A federal judge in Oregon last week ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding the CFPB, reaching a decision similar to two other federal courts in separate lawsuits.

CISA has issued an urgent alert about critical vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that attackers are actively exploiting. Banks are being asked to take immediate action to protect their systems.

California regulators on Friday closed Nano Banc of Irvine and appointed the FDIC as receiver. Sunwest Bank of Sandy, Utah, has agreed to assume substantially all deposits and purchase certain assets of the bank.

Consumer sentiment decreased 3.6 points month-over-month in September to 48.1, and is down seven points from one year ago, according to final results of the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers.

Demand for protein-rich foods and nutritional supplements has continued to increase, contributing to tighter whey inventories and higher prices.

The Democratic members of the House Financial Services Committee warned banking regulators against “weakening” the Community Reinvestment Act and requested more time for public comment on proposed changes to rules implementing the law.