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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. and COLUMBIA, Md.-PSCU and the Maryland and DC Credit Union Association have announced an agreement for credit, debit and bill payment processing services, as well as 24/7/365 contact center support for the 133 credit unions in Maryland and the District of Columbia and the 2.1 million members the Association serves.

WASHINGTON—FEMA's Roy Wright called for a multi-year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program while testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, which has prioritized reauthorizing the program before the NFIP's current funding ends Sept. 30.

RIVERSIDE, Calif.– The board at Altura Credit Union has honored retiring CEO Mark Hawkins by renaming the CU’s headquarters the “Mark W. Hawkins Operations Center.”

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J.– The Smart Card Alliance, which has worked to promote the adoption of smart card technology as the global standard for payment, identity, access and mobile application security, said it is expanding its charter to include a broader range of security and privacy-enhancing technologies.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.–Federally insured, low-income credit unions have until March 17 to apply for the first round of certification as community development financial institutions through the streamlined application process developed by NCUA and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.

WASHINGTON—A debt relief company and its principals who allegedly misled consumers and charged illegal advance fees will be banned from those practices under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.