The U.S. Department of the Treasury approved $195.7 million for high-speed internet projects in Washington state. The grant, which comes through the Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF), will c...
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The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is advocating the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund receives full budget funding to ensure credit unions can ...
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The Credit Union National Credit Union National Association (CUNA) has joined other organizations in encouraging the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) revision of its credit scoring framework....
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The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) included several items of interest to credit unions in its FY24 draft bill, including Consumer Financial Prote...
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A bipartisan group of senators have introduced legislation that would provide Medicare coverage for cancer screening tests. The Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED) Screening Coverage Act ...
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A group of lawmakers have introduced a bill that would address a work Social Security work disincentive presently impacting disabled Americans. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) an...
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U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Angie Craig (D-MN) are espousing the benefits of legislation they maintain would offer farmers greater crop and livestock insurance protections. The Crop Insura...
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Legislation that would allow employees to use money from their employer to buy a healthcare plan that works best for them passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday. Introduced by U.S. R...
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U.S. Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Andy Barr (R-KY) introduction legislation this week in the House that amends the securities laws to put parameters around disclosures. Their bill, the Mandatory...
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report this week that reviewed and assessed the policies of major U.S. trading partners. Among the major findings, the semiannual Report to Congress o...
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