Homebuilder Confidence Reached Yearly High in June
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) rose 5 points to a level of 59 in...
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ABA, Trade Groups Call for Support of Data Security Act
Retailers and other firms involved in the payments process should be subject to the same data security requirements as banks,...
Industrial Production Declines Again in May
Industrial production decreased 0.2 percent in May—the sixth consecutive month without a gain in the index. April’s reading was revised...
Record Attendance as ABA RCC Opens in Washington
Nearly 1,750 bankers and compliance experts -- setting a new attendance record -- convened in Washington, D.C., yesterday for the...
ABA Offers Free Webinar for ‘Take Your Lawmaker to Work Week’
To help bankers make the most of Take Your Lawmaker to Work Week on Sept. 21-25, ABA will hold a...
ABA, ICBA Oppose Back-Door Increase in CU Business Lending
ABA and the Independent Community Bankers of America wrote to the House Appropriations Committee on Friday opposing the use of...
Treasury: U.S. Money-Laundering Totals $300B Annually
Approximately $300 million is laundered annually through the United States, most of it connected to fraud and drug trafficking, the...
FHA Issues Guidance on Assigning Reverse Mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration on Friday announced relief for spouses of reverse mortgage borrowers who wish to remain in their...
OCC Streamlines Web Access to Merger Info, Comments
The OCC on Friday updated its website to improve access to information and public comments on applications for business combinations...
House Panel Passes Patent Reform Bill
By a bipartisan 24-8 vote, the House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved the Innovation Act (H.R. 9), which would seek to...
