New Home Sales Rose 1.6 Percent in December

The Consumer Confidence Index was 93 in June, down from 98.4 in May, the Conference Board said.

Home prices increased 2.7% in April compared to the same month a year ago, down from a 3.4% rise the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index.

The FDIC released guidance with steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Tennessee affected by severe storms and flooding in April.

The Financial Action Task Force has updated its lists of jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in countering anti-money laundering, the financing of terrorism and the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

First Financial Bancorp in Cincinnati has agreed to buy Westfield Bancorp in Westfield Center, Ohio.

The House passed by voice vote legislation prohibiting credit reporting firms from selling mortgage applicant information to lenders who then barrage those same consumers with unwanted solicitations.