• Stress appears for consumer credit conditions,Sarah Wolak

    Stress appears for consumer credit conditions

    The American Financial Services Association (AFSA), the nation’s oldest and largest consumer credit trade group, on Tuesday released its quarterly Consumer Credit Conditions Index. It found that AFSA members’ assessment of current conditions turned slightly negative in the third quarter of 2025. Mor

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  • Coalition presses for stronger federal flood response, eyes ROAD to Housing Act,Jonathan Delozier

    Coalition presses for stronger federal flood response, eyes ROAD to Housing Act

    A new multi-state coalition is warning that worsening floods across Appalachia — and the federal government’s uneven response — are heightening risks for communities, infrastructure and real estate markets across the region. The Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition recently convened for the first

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  • As rural housing costs soar, financing affordable housing remains a hurdle,Tyler Williams

    As rural housing costs soar, financing affordable housing remains a hurdle

    America’s housing affordability crisis is an equal-opportunity phenomenon. Nowhere is this more painfully clear than in the nation’s rural communities, which quietly confront a deepening affordability gap. Financing challenges unique to rural areas pursuing affordable housing development exacerbate

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