RALEIGH, N.C. — Barbara Perkins has resigned from the board of the $57-billion State Employees’ Credit Union ahead of the end of her three-year term in October, Business North Carolina reported.
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he will nominate former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the central bank, elevating a longtime GOP economic figure to lead an institution Trump has repeatedly criticized for not cutting interest rates, POLITICO reported.
WASHINGTON — Late Thursday night, as the Senate prepared to work past midnight in a last-ditch effort to avert a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats said they had reached an agreement to fund the federal government ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, POLITICO reported.
MCLEAN, Va.--The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remained low this week, averaging 6.10%, Freddie Mac reported.
WASHINGTON--The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday advanced a sweeping cryptocurrency market structure bill on a 12–11 party-line vote, sending the legislation to the full Senate without bipartisan support — and without the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) included in the markup.
WASHINGTON--Eight Senate Republicans joined all Democrats on Thursday to block a sweeping six-bill government funding package, heightening the risk of a partial federal shutdown as lawmakers race to negotiate a last-minute offramp, POLITICO reported.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Google is rolling out a new artificial-intelligence feature in its Chrome browser that allows an AI agent to browse the web and complete multi-step tasks on a user’s behalf — a shift that could reshape how consumers interact with financial services online.
TAMPA--Rise Analytics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trellance, began 2026 with strong market momentum, signing seven new credit unions in Q4 2025 and early 2026, while securing renewals with twenty existing partners, the company reported.
WASHINGTON – Homebuyer affordability improved slightly in December, with the national median payment applied for by purchase applicants decreasing to $2,025 from $2,034 in November.
WASHINGTON — Four of the nation’s largest labor unions have endorsed the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), urging the Senate Agriculture Committee not to sideline credit card swipe-fee reform as it considers cryptocurrency legislation, the Merchants Payments Coalition reported.