Builder confidence in the market for single-family homes rose five points in October to 37, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The current sales conditions index rose four points to 38, sales expectations in the next six months increased nine points to 54 and traffic of prospective buyers rose four points to 25.
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.









