Weekly Infobyte: Anatomy of a Small Business Lending Decision

Bank customers who experience fraud are more likely to stay with their institutions if the bank is able to identify the perpetrator, according to a recent study.

Personal income increased 0.4%, or $95.7 billion, in August, the Commerce Department said. The personal savings rate was 4.6%.

The cumulative trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations was $16.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025.

Existing home sales decreased 0.2% in August from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, the National Association of Realtors reported.

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.3% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.49%.

New orders for manufactured durable goods increased $8.9 billion or 2.9% to $312.1 billion in August, the U.S. Census Bureau said in its most recent advance report.