Existing home sales fell 4.9% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.08 million, the National Association of Realtors reported. However, sales rose 2% from a year ago. Total housing inventory in January was 1.18 million units, up 3.5% from the prior month. The median home price was $396,900, up 4.8% from the previous year.
State coalition seeks to block OCC preemption of interest-on-escrow laws
A coalition of 10 states has filed a lawsuit to block two recent rulemakings by the OCC designed to establish a uniform federal framework for national banks operating across state lines.










