PURCHASE, N.Y.—Total retail sales—excluding autos—will swell 5% this holiday season, with e-commerce sales jumping 20% over the same period last year, according to the latest Mastercard Spending Pulse report.
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ARLINGTON, Va.—Existing home sales increased 1.4% in October.
DALLAS–While housing sales have seen a recent uptick in one month’s data, overall sales are declining in many markets, leading builders to offer price cuts, free upgrades and even prizes and free trips to brokers.
WASHINGTON–Both houses of Congress are back in session this week and the attention will primarily be on a series of funding bills.
WASHINGTON—During its Dec. 12 meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on issuing a rulemaking to create a single, comprehensive reassigned numbers database to aid in the elimination of illegal robocalls.
WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve Board and Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection have jointly issued a proposal that would make changes to Regulation CC, which implements the Expedited Funds Availability (EFA) Act.
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—In honor of Giving Tuesday today, CO-OP Financial Services is making a $100 donation to CUAid for every credit union employee to register for THINK 19 through Nov.27, 2018.
BOSTON–City of Boston Credit Union reported it is merging in two credit unions.
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.—The average price of a used vehicle for model years 2013-2017 declined 1.9% during October, a noticeable drop compared to the previous month when values were unchanged, reported Black Book.
WALES, U.K.–With Christmas approaching, Credit Unions of Wales, which represents the 18 credit unions in the country, has launched a campaign called “Credit2Wales” aimed at making people aware of alternatives to high-cost lenders.