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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Katie Britt (R-Ala.) have introduced the Community Bank Relief Act, legislation that would raise — and annually adjust for inflation — the $10 billion asset threshold that triggers federal limits on debit card interchange fees, according to reporting by Bloomberg.

NEW YORK--After more than a decade of rapid expansion, the Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) industry has entered a modest pullback, with both the number of certified institutions and total assets declining since 2023, according to a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

 

WASHINGTON — A partial funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security is increasingly likely after Senate Democrats blocked a procedural vote on a House-passed DHS funding bill Thursday, leaving the chamber short of the 60 votes needed to advance the measure, POLITICO reported.

MCLEAN, Va., The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked lower this past week, averaging 6.09%, Freddie Mac reported.

WASHINGTON--The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties increased to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.26% of all loans outstanding at the end of the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) National Delinquency Survey.