The $4-million Verizon Employee's FCU has merged with Orange County's Credit Union, creating a $763-million CU serving 81,000 members. Separately, in Salem, Va., City of Salem Employees FCU has merged into Freedom First FCU. In Moon Township, Penn., the $1.4-million Neville Chemical Employees FCU has merged into the $600-million US Airways Federal Credit Union. USAFCU held a reception for the 352 members of NCEFCU. Also merging were two defense credit unions. Coast Guard FCU, Mobile, Ala., has merged into Army Aviation Center FCU, Daleville, Ala. The merger creates a CU with 95,000 members. Finally, in Houston, the former S&S Credit Union is changing its name to Space City Credit Union. With the new name has come a new web address, www.spacecitycu.com.
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Acting CFPB Director Russ Vought has managed to neuter the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau through a series of actions. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott, R-S.C., played a major role by cutting funding in half.
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said there was a "high degree of unity" among committee members during this week's Federal Open Market Committee vote. Out of 12 FOMC members, 11 voted for a 25 basis point cut.
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The Federal Open Market Committee's decision to reduce interest rates for the first time in nine months lifted bank stocks Wednesday. The 25-basis-point reduction could lead to net interest income headwinds now, but loan growth later, analysts said.
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Community Financial in Syracuse has made its biggest investment ever in an outside company, taking a $37.4 million equity stake in an insurance provider that focuses on the rental housing market.
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St. Cloud Financial Credit Union will be issuing its own stablecoin at the end of this year, becoming one of the first U.S. credit unions to do so.
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The two BNPL giants' pay-over-time loans will now be available for in-store purchases on Apple Pay in a move to capture more sales at brick and mortar stores.
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