Government shutdown

The stopgap funding bill paves the way for Republican lawmakers to pivot to signature border and tax bills they seek to pass in the coming months.

The National Flood Insurance Program would ideally be approved yearly, but instead it has gone through 29 reauthorizations since 2017.

The interim measure would finance some U.S. agencies — set to run out of money after Friday — through March 1 and others through March 8.

Frequent federal budget impasses increase insurance concerns and threaten to jack up financing costs that are already straining lenders.

The bipartisan deal struck Saturday temporarily allays concerns that would've required workarounds in parts of the lending process reliant on government agencies.

The House Financial Services Committee passed a bill that would exclude adverse credit information for consumers impacted by a government shutdown.

Economic growth will slow in 2019, but conditions will help home sales hold steady, with mortgage volume now being projected to rise over 2018, according to Fannie Mae.

Continued declines in new- and existing-home construction activity during January showed the housing slowdown was not easing and indicated possible broader economic problems to come, a BuildFax report said.

Charlotte's housing market got off to a slow start in 2019, and some experts say that the government shutdown is partially to blame.

If the government insists on forcing another shutdown, business owners are intent on letting Congress know how much the last one hurt.