Michigan on Monday approved a charter for a new financial institution designed for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender customers, clearing the way for online service to begin early in 2020.

Alternatives Federal Credit Union is making loans to pay for gender-reassignment surgery, but the initiative has bothered some members.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and three House members are seeking more details about Paul Watkins' past work with an organization the Southern Poverty Law Center says is an anti-LGBTQ hate group.