New Home Sales Increase to Highest Level in a Decade

Home prices increased 3.9% in February compared to the same month a year ago, down from a 4.1% rise the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index.

The Consumer Confidence Index was 86 in April, down from 93.9 in March and falling to a level not seen since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference Board said.

ABA and 16 groups are urging lawmakers to pass legislation banning the practice of credit reporting firms selling consumer contact information to lenders who then barrage those same consumers with unwanted solicitations.

Two former National Credit Union Administration board members have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging their terminations, calling the decision by President Trump “patently unlawful.”

The banking sector remains sound and resilient overall, and most banks continue to report capital levels well above regulatory requirements, the Federal Reserve said in its first Financial Stability Report of 2025.

The FCC voted to advance an ABA-backed proposal to create a new call authentication requirement designed to limit criminal access to the U.S. calling network.