We Were Economic First Responders: The Podcast

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.46% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.77%.

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February were $738.4 billion, up 0.6% from the previous month, and up 3.7% from February 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The ABA Office of the Chief Economist believes the manufacturing sector remained on solid footing in Q1. Continued expansion may result in increased borrowing as firms look to boost production output resulting in stronger commercial and industrial loan demands.

House lawmakers and the Trump administration are planning to bring forward a series of reforms later this year to address banker issues with the CFPB and rules on small-business lending data collection and open banking, House Financial Services...

The Consumer Confidence Index was 91.8 in March, up from 91 the previous month, the Conference Board said.

The cumulative trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations was $14.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2025, the OCC reported.