Hensarling Added to ABA Summit Lineup
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has been added as a keynote speaker at the ABA Government Relations Summit, to be held March 14-16 in Washington, D.C.
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) has been added as a keynote speaker at the ABA Government Relations Summit, to be held March 14-16 in Washington, D.C.
A new study released today by the Missouri Bankers Association found that the state and local economies would suffer significant losses if banks were to halt agriculture and commercial lending efforts.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index improved in January, rising 1.8 points to 98.1, the second consecutive monthly increase. The Present Situation Index was unchanged in January at 116.4, while the Expectations Index increased 2.9 points to 85.9. “Consumer confidence improved slightly in January, following an increase in December,” says Lynn Franco, Director of Economic
The 20-City Case-Shiller Composite Index increased 5.8 percent year-over-year in November, up from October’s gain of 5.5 percent. The 10-City Composite increased 5.3 percent from the previous year, up from a 5.0 percent annual increase last month. The National Index, which covers all nine census divisions increased by 5.3 percent, compared to a 5.1 percent
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) has been announced as a keynote speaker at the ABA Government Relations Summit, to be held March 14-16 in Washington, D.C.
The budget deficit this year will grow as a percentage of GDP for the first time since 2009, rising to $544 billion and 2.9 percent of GDP, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s annual budget and economic outlook report released today.
The Dodd-Frank Act has resulted in a 14.5 percent reduction in the revolving credit available to consumers in the form of credit cards and other credit renewed as loans are paid off, according to an analysis released today by the American Action Forum.
With a major blizzard bearing down on the mid-Atlantic region, the OCC issued a proclamation on Friday allowing national banks and federal thrifts to close branches affected by the extreme winter weather.
Existing home sales rebounded in December, rising 14.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.46 million in December according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). December’s reading is a significant increase from November’s rate of 4.76 million. The NAR report attributes the increase to the rollout of the Know Before You Owe