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.
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.










