U.S. home prices rose 0.6 percent in September and 1.5 percent in the third quarter, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index released today. Prices were up 6.1 percent from a year earlier, marking eight consecutive year-on-year increases of more than 5 percent. The FHFA’s monthly index is calculated using the prices of houses brought with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Republic First Bank closed in Pennsylvania
State regulators closed Republic First Bank, doing business under the Republic Bank brand, in Philadelphia, and appointed the FDIC as...