Weekly Infobyte: Is Mortgage Origination Reviving?

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.81% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.94%.

In a video message, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told students across the U.S. that their participation in Teach Children to Save Day represents their first step toward wise money management.

More than one in three Americans are not confident they have enough savings to cover unexpected bills, according to a new survey by TD Bank.

Existing home sales declined 5.9% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million, the National Association of Realtors said. Sales were down 2.4% from a year ago.

New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $26.6 billion or 9.2% in March to $315.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report.

Banks across the country will participate today in the ABA Foundation's 28th annual Teach Children to Save Day.