Industrial production increased 0.9% in May from the previous month, the Federal Reserve reported Tuesday. The May figure was up 0.4% from a year prior. Manufacturing rose 0.9%, mining increased 0.3% and utility output rose 1.6%.
Lawmakers seek study of bank-fintech partnerships
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to require banking agencies to study partnerships between financial technology companies and small- to medium-sized banks and credit unions to see how such arrangements could improve communities.









