Breaking down the bank-related provisions in the big budget bill

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced a decrease in assessment rates for the Sept. 30 semiannual assessment.

The Federal Reserve announced the final individual capital requirements for large banks, but may later update the requirements if a proposed rule concerning how they are calculated is finalized.

The FDIC announced it had removed all references to disparate impact from its Consumer Compliance Examination Manual.

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.56% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.69%.

Pending home sales fell 0.4% in July from the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said. Year over year, pending transactions were up 0.7%.

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook filed a lawsuit against President Trump for his attempt to remove her from the Fed board, saying the president’s actions are “unprecedented and illegal.”