ABA’s Davis: First-Time Home Buyers’ Share Rises in 2016
The share of single-family home mortgages going to first-time home buyers rose to 16 percent in 2016, a steady upward...
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Household Debt Jumps to End 2016
Outstanding household debt increased by a robust 1.8 percent in the final quarter of 2016, rising by $226 billion to...
Five Current and Future Credit Risk Trends at Community Banks
Problem loans have declined—but anxiety over credit quality is building.
Trades: FCC Overstepped Authority in TCPA Exemption Final Rules
In a joint comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission this weekend, ABA and the Consumer Bankers Association urged the...
CFPB: Debt Collection Tops Consumer Complaints for December
Consumers complained most frequently about debt collection in December, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s monthly complaint snapshot released...
Surviving the Appraiser Drought
The current shortage of certified appraisers is hitting bankers hard, particularly in rural markets.
Fed Survey: CRE Tightening Trend Continues
Bankers continued tightening credit for commercial real estate loans and consumer loans in the last three months while holding steady...
ABA Unveils 2017 ‘Blueprint for Growth’
As the 115th Congress gears up to address tax reform, regulatory relief and other legislative action, ABA today released its...
Senate Banking Committee Advances Carson Nomination
The Senate Banking Committee today unanimously approved Ben Carson’s nomination as secretary of housing and urban development.
HUD Suspends Cut in FHA Mortgage Insurance Premiums
In one of its first actions after the inauguration on Friday, the Trump administration suspended a previously announced reduction in...
