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WASHINGTON—The sweeping bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law Saturday without President Donald Trump's signature after he allowed the constitutional signing deadline to expire, ending weeks of uncertainty surrounding one of Congress' most significant housing measures in years.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said Friday he will not sign the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but the measure is still expected to become law automatically at midnight Friday into Saturday after the 10-day constitutional review period expires without a presidential signature, according to POLITICO.

 

WASHINGTON—America's Credit Unions, the Illinois Credit Union League, the American Bankers Association and the Illinois Bankers Association urged the National Credit Union Administration to stand by its interim rule preempting Illinois' interchange fee law, arguing the regulation confirms federal credit unions have broad authority to collect interchange fees and prevents a state-by-state patchwork that would drive up costs for financial institutions and consumers.

WASHINGTON—The Merchants Payments Coalition (MPC) is urging NCUA to rescind its interim final rule preempting Illinois' Interchange Fee Prohibition Act for federally chartered credit unions, arguing the agency exceeded its authority and adopted the rule without an adequate legal foundation.