ABA-Opposed Revenue Raisers Still in Play in Senate Highway Bill

Sales of new single-family houses in October 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 737,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and HUD.

The Consumer Price Index increased 0.3% in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7% before seasonal adjustment.

HNB National Bank in Hannibal, Missouri, has agreed to buy Kearney Trust in Kearney, Missouri.

ABA joined nine bank and credit union associations in urging lawmakers to once again reject legislation that would impose new network routing mandates on financial institutions that issue credit cards.

Travis Hill has been sworn in as the 23rd chairman of the FDIC, the agency announced. He has served as FDIC acting chairman since the beginning of 2025.

The Federal Reserve’s independence and the public’s perception of that independence are critical for U.S. economic performance, a group of former Treasury secretaries and Fed chairs, including Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, said in a joint statement.