Mortgage rates were at 6.71 percent as of January 24, more than one percentage point below recent highs, according to the ICE US Conforming 30-year Fixed Mortgage Rate Lock Index, produced by the Inte...
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is seeking feedback on a proposal to update its rules for business combinations involving national banks and federal savings associations. In ad...
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The Federal Reserve Board’s proposal to cap debit interchange fees could increase consumer costs by up to $2 billion, according to a new white paper. The paper, called How Proposed Interchange Fe...
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According to a new survey from RSM US LLP, in conjunction with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, two thirds of middle market companies expect to increase hiring levels this year, a record high since 2015....
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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a request for comment last week for information on the current and potential uses and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in the derivatives ma...
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Consumer reporting companies must address inaccurate background check reports, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday. Sloppy credit file sharing practices and inaccurate, old or f...
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According to the latest NFIB Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business, inflation has replaced labor quality as the most important problem facing small busines...
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The Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) 2024 Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) Outlook Survey found that the market for commercial and multifamily mortgage originators will stabilize over the cou...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released the 2024 State of American Business Data Center report this week, which examines the nation’s economic resilience, post-pandemic. The report details the resili...
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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) published its Annual Regulatory Oversight Report this week, which provides member firms with a recap of recent regulatory activities they can use to...
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