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WASHINGTON—America’s Credit Unions leaders met Thursday with senior officials at the U.S. Treasury Department and the National Economic Council, pressing credit union priorities directly with the Administration.

HUTCHINSON, Kans.— Heartland Credit Union has secured naming rights to the Park City Arena, which will now be known as Heartland Credit Union Arena, according to Hutch Post.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—NCUA has released the December 2025 update of its Simplified CECL Tool, which was developed primarily for small and non-complex credit unions as an option for estimating the allowance for credit losses on loans and leases.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—In November, year-over-year consumer spending growth remained consistent and positive. While consumer sentiment surveys have shown mixed results, concerns about high prices remain, according to the December edition of the Velera Payments Index.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Justice Department has asked Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to clarify whether the central bank has returned to profitability, a determination the Trump administration says could affect whether the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can receive funding, according to court records cited by Reuters.

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has agreed to rehear, en banc, a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s termination of billions of dollars in clean-energy financing awards, including a $1.87 billion grant awarded to Inclusiv.

MCLEAN, Va.--The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dipped this week, averaged 6.21%, Freddie Mac said.

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. – The $4.7-millionRobins Financial CU recently gave back $20 million to members through its Member Rebate program, the CU announced.