Industrial production grew in April
Industrial production increased 0.5 percent in April after seeing little growth the previous two months. [Continue]
Industrial production increased 0.5 percent in April after seeing little growth the previous two months. [Continue]
Consumer sentiment fell this month amid mounting concerns that the United States will default on its debt next month. [Continue]
Banks will continue to tighten business lending standards throughout the rest of this year as they become more risk-averse amid recessionary fears, according to a Fed survey. [Continue]
A bipartisan bill introduced last week is intended to spark agricultural real estate lending growth by granting community banks tax-exempt status for earned interest. [Continue]
Small business owner optimism fell to a 10-year low last month amid an ongoing shortage of qualified employees and continued inflation, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. [Continue]
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors issued an enforcement action late last month against an Illinois community bank. [Continue]
The Senate Banking Committee held a roughly two-hour hearing May 11 with testimony from adherents and opponents of the SAFE Banking Act. [Continue]
The banking sector remains resilient with a high capacity to absorb losses in the wake of recent failures, according to a Federal Reserve report. [Continue]
A bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act late last month. [Continue]
Small and midsize business lending fraud has significantly increased and will likely grow again in the next 12 months, according to a LexisNexis survey. [Continue]