The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.64% this week, up slightly from last week when it averaged 6.63%. A year ago, the rate was 6.12%. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.9%, down from last week when it averaged 5.94%. A year ago, the rate was 5.25%.
President Trump issued an executive order directing the CDFI Fund and other government programs to reduce their personnel and operations to the minimum to needed to perform their statutory duties.
A federal court in Maryland issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from firing probationary employees at 16 federal departments and agencies, including the CFPB, FDIC and Treasury Department.
Bank Term Funding Program data shows that credit unions made up just 28% of borrowers but received over 40% of total loans.
ABA offered four policy recommendations for Trump administration officials as they develop an “action plan” to advance the development and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies in the U.S.
The Social Security Administration announced that beneficiaries will no longer be able to change their direct deposit bank information through a phone call, part of what it says is a crackdown on fraud.
Preliminary results show consumer sentiment fell 6.8 points in March to 57.9, down 21.5 points from one year ago.
