Freddie Mac Profits Improve in First Quarter Mortgage May 5, 2015 Following a weak end to 2014, Freddie Mac today posted improved net income of $524 million in the first quarter...
Deficit Widens as Imports Increase More Than Exports Economy May 5, 2015 The U.S. international trade deficit increased in March, rising to $51.4 billion, up from $35.9 billion in February.
Non-Manufacturing ISM Index Rises in April Economy May 5, 2015 The Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business Index was 57.8 in April, up 1.3 points from 56.5 in March.
ABA Continues Grassroots Push as 2,300 Letters to Congress Roll In Community Banking May 5, 2015 ABA’s newest grassroots alerts have resulted in more than 2,300 letters to members of Congress urging them to support or...
FinCEN: BSA Reporting Critical to Stopping Islamic State Compliance and Risk May 5, 2015 The reports banks file under the Bank Secrecy Act are critical to cutting off the flow of funds to terrorists,...
Bankers Expect Oil and Gas Loan Quality to Deterioriate Commercial Lending May 4, 2015 Credit standards continued to ease in most commercial and consumer loan categories, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest senior loan...
FDIC Offers Disaster-Related Relief to Kentucky Banks Newsbytes May 4, 2015 The FDIC today announced steps to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Kentucky affected...
N.Y. Fed Offers Interactive Maps of Credit Conditions Community Banking May 4, 2015 The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today launched Community Credit, an interactive portal allowing users to learn more about...
Congressman Seeks GAO Audit of Farm Credit System Ag Banking May 4, 2015 Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) on Friday wrote to the Government Accountability Office to request an audit and study of the...
GETS and WPS Sector-Wide Exercise Scheduled for May 12-13 Newsbytes May 4, 2015 In preparation for the upcoming 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, a financial services sector-wide Government Emergency Telecommunications Service/Wireless Priority Service exercise...
