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WASHINGTON--U.S. senators could be headed into a compressed and unpredictable workweek as they race to finalize the remaining six federal funding bills, with party leaders likely needing to exert pressure to prevent a partial government shutdown ahead of the Jan. 30 deadline.

LAKE TAPPS, Wash.—After a historic third quarter in 2025 that saw credit union mergers total $34 billion in combined assets—more than the entire 2022-2024 period combined—all indicators point to 2026 becoming the most active year for financial services consolidation in recent memory, reports CEO Advisory Group.

TROY, Mich.— Rising consumer interest in digital wallets, debit and credit cards, BNPL and even cryptocurrency has small business owners accepting more forms of payment than ever before, which puts third-party merchant services providers at the center of their livelihoods.

WASHINGTON— Credit unions won a reprieve in their fight against the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA) after Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) agreed not to offer his proposed swipe-fee amendment during the Senate Agriculture Committee’s digital assets markup scheduled for Thursday.

SAN FRANCISCO—Buy now, pay later provider Affirm Holdings has applied for a bank charter in Nevada, marking its latest move to expand deeper into traditional banking services, Payments Dive reported.

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.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The concert venue long known as the PNC Music Pavilion is being renamed Truliant Amphitheater under a new naming rights agreement with Truliant Federal Credit Union, according to reporting by The Charlotte Observer.