Federal financial regulators set the 2025 threshold for higher-priced mortgage loans that are subject to special appraisal requirements last week. The new threshold will increase from $32,400 to $3...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report this week that nearly one in ten properties in the tristate New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area are at high risk of flooding. The repo...
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Four New Mexico-based tribal housing organizations received a total of $550,000 in Native American Housing Opportunities (NAHO) Fund grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and ...
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More than 30 million taxpayers in 24 participating states will be eligible for Direct File in the 2025 tax filing season, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service ...
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Residents in the Greater Philadelphia and Delaware region are spending more money this year than saving it, according to a survey conducted by research company Opinium on behalf of WSFS Bank, the prim...
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The recent acquisition of 1st Bank Yuma by OneAZ Credit Union is the 17th acquisition of a community bank by a credit union this year – a single year record, and the Independent Community Bankers of...
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U.S. Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) are seeking answers from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on reports about faulty anti-money laundering controls on account relationships with th...
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Support is growing for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) bipartisan Family Farm and Small Business Exemption Act, which would restore an exemption for certain family farms and small businesses under the...
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Regulations are the primary concern of community bankers, according to the 2024 Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Annual Community Bank Survey. Community banks, according to the survey, als...
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released the 2024 Small Business Lending Survey Report (SBLS) this week, which features insights into small business lending practices. The SBLS gathe...
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