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WASHINGTON—New home sales increased 4.5% from February's downwardly revised 662,000 annualized units to 692,000 units in March – a 16-month high, Census Bureau data show.

DUBLIN, Ireland—A new study indicates a shift in compliance expenditures is occurring among financial institutions—some making changes to address budget cuts in this area.

WASHINGTON—As part of an ongoing series of events focused on consumer compliance topics, the Federal Reserve is offering a webinar May 14 to explain the interagency flood insurance rule that requires mortgage lenders to accept both private and government-backed flood insurance policies.