The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 2.7% in February compared to the month prior, landing at 76.9, according to final results for the month. The February figure was up 14.9% from a year ago. The current conditions component of the index fell 3.1% from the month prior, landing at 79.4, while the consumer expectations index decreased 2.5% to 75.2.
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index neither rose nor fell in May compared to the month prior, holding at 52.2, according to final results for the month.
Personal income increased 0.8%, or $210.1 billion, in April, the Commerce Department said. The personal savings rate was 4.9%.
Close to one-fourth of buy now, pay later users were late making a payment in 2024, a significant increase from the previous year.
The FDIC has issued the lists of institutions scheduled for Community Reinvestment Act examinations during the third and fourth quarters of 2025.
ABA urged HUD to rescind its 2023 disparate-impact rule and replace it with one that more closely aligns with the findings of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Treasury Department is taking public comment on plans to implement President Trump’s executive order directing it to no longer issue paper checks for disbursements.
