Federal Home Loan Bank advances are “strongly associated” with higher lending across banks and credit unions, particularly following the 2008 financial crisis, according to new research by the Urban Institute.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) delayed a scheduled committee vote on cryptocurrency market structure legislation. Banking advocates have sent more than 10,000 letters to Senate offices in recent days calling on Congress to use the bill...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing to rescind three rules allowing the use of disparate impact in determining Fair Housing Act violations.
Business inventories in October 2025 came in at $2.68 trillion, up 0.3% from the month prior and up 1.1% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said.
The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2% in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Final demand prices edged up 0.1% in October and advanced 0.6% in September. On an unadjusted basis, the...
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in December to 99.5 and remained above its 52-year average of 98, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The Uncertainty Index fell seven points from November to...
