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WASHINGTON— America’s Credit Unions is hoping NCUA will follow the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s lead in the Illinois interchange fee fight, arguing the agency already has authority under the Federal Credit Union Act to preempt the state’s Interchange Fee Prohibition Act for federal credit unions.

WASHINGTON— The Defense Credit Union Council is backing House legislation to ease Section 1071 compliance burdens on smaller institutions, but is also pressing lawmakers to move quickly on a separate, credit union-focused markup that would take up long-sought priorities including Central Liquidity Facility modernization, expanded veteran business lending authority and field-of-membership reform.

ARLINGTON, Texas— At a time when many financial institutions are racing to become “digital first,” Texas Trust Credit Union is making a slightly more expensive—and more deliberately old-school—bet: in a sprawling Dallas-Fort Worth market dominated by big banks, it believes the future is not digital or branch, but both.

WASHINGTON— America’s Credit Unions said it is heading into a pivotal week on Capitol Hill with appropriations, regulatory relief and reconciliation all in play, as Congress moves quickly on the FY27 Financial Services and General Government spending bill and the House Financial Services Committee prepares to mark up legislation with direct implications for credit unions.

WASHINGTON— Veteran Washington advocacy executive Kathleen Coulombe officially began as chief advocacy officer at America’s Credit Unions Monday, stepping into one of the trade group’s most closely watched leadership roles as credit unions head into a politically charged election cycle and a busy stretch of policy fights in Washington.

SAVANNAH, Ga.—The $161-million Georgia Heritage FCU has disclosed a data breach affecting 43,077 members, with a filing to the Maine Attorney General showing consumer notices went out on Jan. 15, 2026.