WASHINGTON—Credit union trade groups said Monday Congress is entering a pivotal stretch for digital assets legislation and other financial services policy initiatives, with both America’s Credit Unions and the Defense Credit Union Council intensifying efforts to ensure credit unions receive equal treatment with banks as lawmakers advance the CLARITY Act and related measures.
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--The Defense Credit Union Council Monday filed a comment letter with NCUA supporting the recent proposal to simplify and modernize regulations governing records preservation programs.
WASHINGTON--Monday the Defense Credit Union Council provided an official Statement for the Record ahead of the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Defense hearing on the Department of War’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget request and military financial readiness priorities.
WASHINGTON--The Internal Revenue Service’s proposed Trump Accounts rule appropriately confirms that credit unions can serve as rollover institutions. Comments submitted Friday to the IRS by America's Credit Unions contain suggestions to ensure operational rules support this practice.
NEW YORK—JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is warning that Anthropic’s Claude Mythos represents a “very heightened risk” for the financial system, even as major banks and regulators assess whether the powerful AI model can also be used to identify and fix cyber vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them.
SAN FRANCISCO—Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is cutting approximately 14% of its workforce, or roughly 700 employees, as it restructures operations amid a prolonged slowdown in crypto trading activity and a broader push to integrate artificial intelligence deeper into the company’s operations, CoinDesk reported.
DAKAR, Senegal—Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said tokenization could reshape global financial markets by improving cross-border payments, liquidity management and access to capital markets, while warning that the fast-growing technology also introduces new financial stability and cybersecurity risks that central banks must closely monitor.
FALMOUTH, Maine—Cumberland County FCU has named longtime executive Ryan Grund as its next president and CEO, effective July 1, Mainebiz reported.
NEW YORK— Consumers overwhelmingly want instant payouts when they are offered, but a new PYMNTS Intelligence report suggests the bigger issue for financial institutions is no longer convincing recipients that faster money is valuable—it is making sure the option is widely available and trusted where it matters most.
FRANKFURT, Germany—The European Central Bank is studying how to defend against potential cyberattacks powered by Anthropic’s AI model Mythos, even as European officials acknowledge they remain at a disadvantage because the technology has only been made available to select U.S. companies, according to Reuters.
