The ABA economists believe the expansion points to the sector’s continued resilience despite rising input costs. Strong manufacturing business activity will continue to support C&I loan demand.
While two FDIC proposals to revise deposit insurance assessments and resolution planning are a step in the right direction, the agency could go further to achieve its stated goals, ABA said.
With the rise of frontier artificial intelligence models, financial institutions and third-party technology providers should prepare for a cyber threat environment marked by more vulnerabilities and faster software patching, Financial Stability Board Chair George Bailey said.
The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index decreased 6.2% in August compared to the month prior, landing at 51.7, according to final results for the month. Sentiment was down 11.2% year over year.
FinCEN proposed a new rule to cut off a branch of an Egyptian bank from the U.S. financial system as part of the Trump administration’s effort to economically isolate Iran.
U.S. corporate profitability reached a record high in Q2 2026, as after-tax profits rose 8.2% to $3.92 trillion or an inflation-adjusted $2.78 trillion, up from $3.62 trillion (inflation-adjusted $2.57 trillion) in Q1.
