Pending home sales fell 6.3% in April from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. The pending home sales index — a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings — decreased to 71.3. Year over year, pending transactions were down 2.5%.
New executive orders target banks and citizenship, nonbank access to Fed services
President Trump signed an executive order directing regulators to provide guidance to financial institutions on identifying suspicious activity allegedly tied to individuals in the country illegally, and to potentially strengthen customer due diligence requirements. He also signed a...









