Victoria Finkle

The window is rapidly closing for the inclusion of key credit union measures in the budget package as lawmakers remain sharply divided over the bill.

WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is urging lawmakers to push back on Republican efforts to insert banking provisions into a yearend budget bill.

The White House signed a five-year, bipartisan highway bill into law Friday evening.

The Senate approved a massive, five-year transportation bill Thursday night, with the package now on its way to the White House where it is expected to be signed.

House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a major, five-year highway spending bill Thursday afternoon that includes several key relief measures for community banks.

Sen. Sherrod Brown took to the Senate floor Thursday afternoon to reiterate concerns over the Republican effort to move financial reform legislation through a must-pass spending bill.

Several lawmakers criticized efforts to include controversial banking policy riders in a yearend deal on Wednesday evening.

The sweeping, five-year highway bill may include some key concessions for small financial institutions, but the deal has left many in the industry frustrated. Here's why.

WASHINGTON — Community banks are poised to score a big win after details about negotiations over a major highway spending bill emerged Tuesday.

Congress has a packed agenda this December with major budget and transportation bills in the works that may contain key changes for the banking industry.