Pending home sales increased 3.4% in March from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said today. The pending home sales index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings—increased to 78.2. Year over year, pending transactions were up 0.1%
House passes bills to streamline community bank reg burden
The TRUST Act and SMART Act would raise the threshold to $6 billion in assets for well-managed, well-capitalized banks to have less frequent exams, as well as streamlining the exam experience for qualifying banks under that threshold.









