The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking nominations for its advisory committees on minority depository institutions and mutual savings associations. Both committees provide advice and information to the OCC on the state of their sectors. The committees consist of representatives from MDIs and mutual savings associations.
ABA is asking Congress to include legislation to help farmers and rural communications in its budget reconciliation process, pointing to the increasingly difficult economic situation facing many farmers and ranchers.
Housing starts decreased by 11.4% in March from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.32 million, the Commerce Department reported.
A new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the ABA Foundation found U.S. adults strongly support youth financial education being taught in schools.
The OCC announced an organizational restructuring that will include combining its Midsize and Community Bank Supervision department with its Large Bank Supervision department.
With the tariffs announced by President Trump much higher than anticipated, the same is probably true of their economic effects, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said.
Industrial production decreased 0.3% in March from the previous month, the Federal Reserve reported. The March figure was up 1.3% from a year prior.
