NFIB: Small-business optimism ticked down in October

Total household debt increased by $334 billion, or 1.8%, in the third quarter to $19.1 trillion, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in its Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit.

A federal appeals court has narrowed the scope of a pair of California laws that require companies, including financial institutions, to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks.

First International Bank & Trust to buy Dominion Bank in Dallas. First Capital to purchase First Bancorp of Indiana. Integrity Bank Plus to buy State Bank of Jeffers in Minnesota.

Persistent inflation, combined with tighter household and small-business balance sheets, could impact consumer and commercial credit performance.

ABA expressed strong support for a FCC proposal to strengthen the Robocall Mitigation Database and recommended additional measures to stop illegally spoofed calls. Ten other trade associations joined ABA in signing the comment letter.

The Bureau of Industry and Security has extended the suspension of an interim rule that would effectively extend the same restrictions to affiliates of U.S. Department of Commerce-listed entities.