Kennedy, Cramer Introduce Bill Aimed at Ensuring ‘Fair Access’ to Financial Services

Consumer inflation expectations in September increased at the short- and medium-term horizons and remained unchanged at the longer-term horizon, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its most recent Survey of Consumer Expectations.

As they seek to implement appraisal modernization legislation passed by Congress, the most efficient approach for federal housing agencies would be to align their reconsideration of value processes with the collateral valuation standards already established by Fannie Mae...

Proposed acquisitions announced of banks in Oklahoma, Illinois, North Carolina, Michigan and Iowa.

Approximately 86% of high-risk properties lack National Flood Insurance Program coverage, according to the report.

ABA and the Mississippi Bankers Association have released a new ad applauding Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s (R-Miss.) support for policies that drive economic growth in local communities and urging her to continue those efforts.

As they restructure the processes for making confidential bank information available for public review, regulators should better coordinate their efforts to ensure banks do not face differing disclosure requirements, ABA said.