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Pandemic funding cuts may pop up in any of the four big-ticket, must-pass bills Congress will take up this year.

Louisiana's Transportation Secretary and the former Assistant to the President for Infrastructure discuss the state of play in the U.S. P3 sector, the impact of the new infrastructure law, and what's in store for the next decade.

The deal will see the $16 million-asset Georgetown FCU join the $258 million-asset PAHO/WHO. The combined institution will serve more than 7,500 members.

The Credit Union National Association’s Governmental Affairs Conference, normally the industry's biggest annual event, will be held this week in a virtual setting, a change that would have seemed unthinkable one year ago.

Some companies cut off the flow of cash to insurrectionists, while others put a halt to their political spending. Their actions came quickly after the events of Jan. 6.

The Washington, D.C.-based institution could see its membership grow by as much as 72% now that federal regulators have approved the move.

All U.S. states will be able to have at least two cities or counties eligible to directly issue notes to the Municipal Liquidity Facility program regardless of population.

Kent Hiteshew, who was recently hired by the Fed to help with the municipal market, said the Municipal Liquidity Facility opened Monday.

Lobbying lawmakers via videoconferencing has some advantages, but it's unclear if that format will continue to be used once social distancing requirements are eased.

The Senate is busy with President Trump's impeachment trial but policymakers and legislators elsewhere have several credit union-related issues to content with in the coming days.

Lenders grew more optimistic that Congress will undo or narrow the loan-loss accounting standard after members of a House subcommittee assailed Russell Golden for approving the rule without studying its impact on credit availability.

President Trump's impeachment trial could get underway in the Senate this week, making it even harder for the movement's legislative priorities to gain traction.

Organizers of Founders Bank in Washington still need to raise at least $25 million before opening.

Washington Democrat Denny Heck is one of only a few lawmakers currently serving in Congress to have experience working inside a credit union.

The industry's dominant growth strategy of 2019 was a hot topic during a House Financial Services Committee hearing.

The chairman of the National Credit Union Administration will have to answer lawmakers' questions about his political activities, while comments on various agency proposals are also due this week.

The Small Business Administration has told lawmakers it can reinvigorate its streamlined guarantee program by nearly tripling the maximum loan size. So far, Congress has been mum on the idea.

A recent bank failure and a new legislative effort are again drawing attention to the struggles of black-owned banks since the crisis — and the fact that only 21 are left.

Bank groups that lobbied unsuccessfully for the rent waivers credit unions receive now back a bill that would create equal rates for both industries.

Despite a strong economy, volume in the agency's flagship loan program has declined for two straight years. Here's why.