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WASHINGTON—Congress may be out of town, but credit unions are using the August recess to prepare for a potentially consequential September, with the industry focusing on a newly strengthened Credit Card Competition Act, a pending CFPB open banking rule and several legislative vehicles that could become battlegrounds when lawmakers return.

HARRISBURG, Pa.—A federal grand jury has indicted a Pennsylvania man who allegedly used his position as a credit union board member to gain control of more than $1 million in an elderly woman's retirement savings before spending nearly all of the money on property, a pickup truck and other purchases, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON—America’s Credit Unions is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to modernize federal mortgage disclosure requirements, arguing that overly technical rules impose disproportionate costs on credit unions and can unnecessarily delay mortgage closings.

WASHINGTON—The Federal Reserve is simplifying its Borrower-in-Custody program as part of its broader discount window modernization effort, with changes aimed at making it faster and easier for eligible financial institutions to pledge loans as collateral. The changes take effect Sept. 8.