Pending home sales increased 6.1% in March from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. The pending home sales index—a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings—rose 6.1% to 76.5. Year over year, pending transactions were down 0.6%.
ABA, associations reaffirm support for federal preemption of Illinois interchange law
ABA joined other national associations and state bankers associations in submitting a trio of letters expressing their support for recent actions by the OCC to reaffirm federal preemption of state attempts to regulate interchange fees, as in Illinois.









