Agencies Issue Clarifying Guidance on Evaluations Versus Appraisals

While two FDIC proposals to revise deposit insurance assessments and resolution planning are a step in the right direction, the agency could go further to achieve its stated goals, ABA said.

With the rise of frontier artificial intelligence models, financial institutions and third-party technology providers should prepare for a cyber threat environment marked by more vulnerabilities and faster software patching, Financial Stability Board Chair George Bailey said.

The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 6.2% in August compared to the month prior, landing at 51.7, according to final results for the month. Sentiment was down 11.2% year over year.

FinCEN proposed a new rule to cut off a branch of an Egyptian bank from the U.S. financial system as part of the Trump administration’s effort to economically isolate Iran.

U.S. corporate profitability reached a record high in Q2 2026, as after-tax profits rose 8.2% to $3.92 trillion or an inflation-adjusted $2.78 trillion, up from $3.62 trillion (inflation-adjusted $2.57 trillion) in Q1.

The CFPB was temporarily unable to perform some of its statutory duties because of Trump administration stop-work orders, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Office of Inspector General. The office also concluded that the administration's...