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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–First Commerce Credit Union said it is buying The Citizens Bank in Nashville, Ga. The bank is located approximately 90 miles from FCCU’s headquarters, but has branches in Southwest Georgia that are closer.

WASHINGTON—The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to cut rates at the conclusion of its two-day policy-setting meeting, which ends today.

WASHINGTON—In a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger is offering the association's support for delaying the implementation deadline of the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard and other major standards, as doing so "will help mitigate the challenges credit unions face as they prepare to adopt" the standards.

WASHINGTON—As the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) considers 2020 funding, NAFCU highlighted the important role the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF) and the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund play in helping "promote access to capital and local economic growth in low-income communities."