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COSTA MESA, Calif.—As organizations brace for another year of cyber risk, Experian’s 2026 Data Breach Industry Forecast paints a stark picture of what lies ahead: a threat environment increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, enriched by oceans of stolen data, and edging closer to technologies once considered science fiction.

Small credit unions—hyper-local, member-owned cooperatives—serve underserved communities with personal service, better rates, lower fees, and loan approvals big institutions often deny. Yet their survival is in doubt.

WASHINGTON--Eight Senate Republicans joined all Democrats on Thursday to block a sweeping six-bill government funding package, heightening the risk of a partial federal shutdown as lawmakers race to negotiate a last-minute offramp, POLITICO reported.

WASHINGTON — Four of the nation’s largest labor unions have endorsed the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), urging the Senate Agriculture Committee not to sideline credit card swipe-fee reform as it considers cryptocurrency legislation, the Merchants Payments Coalition reported.

MCLEAN, Va.--The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remained low this week, averaging 6.10%, Freddie Mac reported.

WASHINGTON — Late Thursday night, as the Senate prepared to work past midnight in a last-ditch effort to avert a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats said they had reached an agreement to fund the federal government ahead of Friday’s midnight deadline, POLITICO reported.