Pending home sales fell 5.5% in July from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said today. The pending home sales index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings—decreased to 70.2. Year over year, pending transactions were down 8.5%.
FinCEN issues statement on Bank Secrecy Act compliance, Venezuelan disaster aid
FinCEN will not take any supervisory or legal actions against U.S. financial institutions for providing authorized financial services in Venezuela to help the country recover from recent earthquakes, the agency announced.









