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The Smart Card Alliance, an association of companies working in the smart card industry, has praised the Federal Reserve for a regulatory change which the Alliance said will help advance smart cards.

The Smart Card Alliance, an association of companies working in the smart card industry, has praised the Federal Reserve for a regulatory change which the Alliance said will help advance smart cards.

Continuing his mission of promoting the benefits of member business lending, NCUA Vice Chairman Rodney Hood recently met with Karl Yoneshige, the president/CEO of HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, which is in the midst of helping small businesses grow in Hawaii.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Community Investment Financial Institutions Fund is seeking research projects that will focus on different aspects of the CDFI industry, according to an announcement from the fund.

The U.S. Treasury Department's Community Investment Financial Institutions Fund is seeking research projects that will focus on different aspects of the CDFI industry, according to an announcement from the fund.

Nearly 375 banks, credit unions and other lending institutions have already been approved to participate in the Small Business Administration's month-old Patriot Express Pilot Loan program.