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WASHINGTON — The FDIC has approved deposit insurance applications from Ford Motor Company and General Motors Company, clearing the way for the creation of Ford Credit Bank and GM Financial Bank as Utah-chartered industrial banks, the agency announced.

WASHINGTON—As Winter Storm Fern disrupts travel in the nation’s capital, credit union leaders are ramping up advocacy efforts amid rising risks tied to both a revived Credit Card Competition Act amendment and a looming federal government shutdown ahead of the Jan. 30 funding deadline.

WASHINGTON — The Merchants Payments Coalition and hundreds of retail and business groups are urging the Senate Agriculture Committee to include the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) in pending cryptocurrency market-structure legislation, citing rising swipe fees and President Donald Trump’s recent endorsement of the measure.

WASHINGTON— With the House in recess and Winter Storm Fern disrupting travel and operations across much of the country, there is now little to no realistic path to modify and enact the pending federal funding package before the Jan. 30 deadline, sharply increasing the likelihood of at least a short government shutdown, the Defense Credit Union Council contends.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — A Connecticut resident has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against $175-million Ellafi FCU, alleging the Middletown-based credit union failed to adequately protect member data in a cyber breach that exposed personal information of more than 17,600 people, Hartford Business reported.