The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.93% this week, up from last week when it averaged 6.91%, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the rate was 6.66%. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.14%, up from last week when it averaged 6.13%. A year ago, the rate was 5.87%.
Several congressional Republicans say they do not support a proposal by President Trump to redirect funds away from the CDFI Fund.
ABA joined a coalition of associations in voicing support for legislation to make permanent tax reforms that help U.S. companies compete against foreign firms.
President Trump has signed into law an ABA-championed resolution overturning the CFPB’s limits on overdraft fees.
The CFPB announced it is rescinding dozens of guidance documents on topics such as fair lending, overdraft fees, disclosure policies and consumer information requests to large banks and credit unions.
ABA and other plaintiffs said the court has already recognized that an Illinois law restricting certain interchange fees is preempted by federal law, so it should reject the state’s arguments against the court making a summary judgment in...
President Trump nominated former FDIC Board Member Jonathan McKernan as undersecretary of domestic finance at the Treasury Department. McKernan had been the nominee to lead the CFPB.
