OCC proposes to cite federal preemption of state interest-on-escrow laws
The OCC is proposing two rules to clarify that national banks are exempt from state laws regulating real estate escrow...
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Democratic state AGs file lawsuit to stop CFPB’s ‘complete defunding’
A coalition of 22 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop what they said...
GDP increased 4.3% in Q3: Initial estimate
Real GDP increased at an annual rate of 4.3% in the third quarter of 2025, according to the initial estimate...
OCC proposes to raise heightened standards threshold for banks
The OCC is proposing to raise the threshold for which its heightened supervisory standards apply to banks from $50 billion...
Consumer confidence weakens in December
The Consumer Confidence Index was 89.1 in December, down from 92.9 the previous month, the Conference Board said. The present...
House Republicans ask Fed to reconsider approach to recirculating pennies
House Republicans said they are concerned by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cease accepting penny deposits or orders at many...
FHFA finalizes three-year affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
FHFA finalized new three-year affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that lower both enterprises’ targets for single-family...
FinCEN targets money services businesses along southwest U.S. border
FinCEN announced it has taken multi-tiered actions against more than 100 money services businesses along the southwest U.S. border for...
Justice Department announces indictments in alleged nationwide ATM jackpotting scheme
A federal grand jury in Nebraska has returned two indictments charging 54 individuals for their alleged roles in stealing millions...
Fed releases report on debit card interchange fee revenue
U.S. payment card networks processed 100.7 billion debit and general-use prepaid card transactions valued at $4.7 trillion in 2023, representing...
