Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes in September was 41, up two points from the previous month, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index released today. The current sales conditions index rose one point to 45, sales expectations in the next six months rose four points to 53 and traffic of prospective buyers rose two points to 27.
Personal income increased 0.4%, or $92 billion, in December 2024, the Commerce Department said. The personal savings rate was 3.8%.
Mentions of tariffs have risen in earnings calls by firms in the U.S. and Europe for the fourth quarter with the total mentions projected to reach levels similar to those seen during the peak in 2018.
Bank regulators should be open to easing some of the unique regulatory burdens facing mutual banks, Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said. She also used her speech to caution against 'debanking.'
Many bank customers are expressing more interest in seeing a complete picture of their finances in one place, according to the latest bank customer satisfaction survey by J.D. Power.
A response to the New York Fed’s ‘Extend-and-Pretend in the U.S. CRE Market’
The CFPB in recent days has written to four states in support of proposed laws to prohibit credit reporting agencies from including information on medical debt in consumer reports.
