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Next week, the Senate Agriculture Committee will mark up legislation on digital assets and the future of crypto markets. Legislation that, if advanced, would be considered a significant win for President Trump’s economic and innovation agenda.

SAN ANTONIO—A state judge has approved a final settlement in a class-action lawsuit over a 2022 data breach at Generations FCU here, a case that drew scrutiny after a sitting board member objected to the deal but was barred from participating in it, according to the San Antonio Express-News.

WASHINGTON—As the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) reemerges as a credible legislative threat, the Defense Credit Union Council moved quickly to push back, urging Senate leaders to block what it calls a sweeping and misguided attempt to rewrite U.S. credit-card interchange policy.

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.

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio—As ice and snow weighed down power lines and businesses went dark across a wide swath of the country this weekend, credit unions were already preparing for the real aftermath from Winter Storm Fern: a Monday marked by delayed branch openings, disrupted service, and members looking for financial breathing room after a costly cold blast.

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.

WASHINGTON--The Defense Credit Union Council Sunday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urging Congress to pass legislation funding the federal government by Jan. 30, and avoid a shutdown that would jeopardize financial access and pay for millions of military members and their families.

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.