Fresh Today

Fresh Today

WASHINGTON–Mortgage applications were down 6% for the week ended Oct. 7, compared to the previous week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

NEW YORK—Recession concerns—and the hard lessons learned by many—continue to move further into the rear view mirror as a new report shows consumers are taking on larger balances for auto loans and credit cards, pushing overall household debt levels higher.

SAN FRANCISCO—John Stumpf, the embattled chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo who has been slammed by Congress for the scandal in which bank employees created more than two million sham accounts, has resigned.