Lending

Lending rises 0.9% in the first half of 2018; a year earlier - before the tax cuts - the growth rate was twice that.

Wells Fargo officials are "pleased to put behind us" these risky subprime mortgage practices.

The Treasury's borrowing needs in the second half of the year will be the most since the financial crisis a decade ago.

Some experts warn of the higher risk of defaults and looser underwriting standards.

CUNA Mutual Group's Monthly Trends Report shows first mortgages stalled from April to May.

Buyers are getting squeezed by rising mortgage rates and prices climbing about twice as fast as incomes.