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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto G. Musalem said central bank autonomy leads to lower inflation and stable employment numbers. His comments come amid the Trump administration's attempt to remove a Fed board member for cause.

A pickup in refinances was offset by the first pullback in purchases in four weeks in the run-up to Labor Day, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A pension fund has been suing former executives over two decades for misleading investors about the company's subprime holdings before the financial crisis.

Most big banks saw modest reductions in their requirements following this year's stress tests. The results come as the Fed prepares to smooth year-to-year swings with a new averaging rule.

Housing regulator Bill Pulte lodged more fraud allegations against Fed Governor Lisa Cook as she filed a temporary restraining order regarding attempts to remove her.

The development bank's finance arm has bundled up exposures in loans it made to 57 companies across regions like Eastern Europe, South America and Asia, in a first for the bank.

The Canadian bank said it will take at least a year to hit an inflection point in U.S. loan growth. It has been shedding assets in an effort to free up space for growth in more promising business lines.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell 2 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, but other sources like Zillow and Lender Price reported larger drops.

Yields on two- to five-year notes rose at least two basis points to session highs after the U.S. economy's second-quarter growth rate was revised to 3.3% from 3%, exceeding economist expectations.

Most economists say the solution lies in borrowing less, via some combination of lower spending and higher taxes — rather than leaning on the Fed to make borrowing cheaper.