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Members of Congress officially supporting CURIA rose to 124 after Congress returned to session last week.

In response to a request for comments to the Federal Trade Commission following up on a recommendation by the President's Identity Theft Task Force, NAFCU said credit unions' use of Social Security numbers is essential but fiercely protected.

The Maryland & D.C. Credit Union Association wrote a letter to the District of Columbia City Council last week encouraging the council to extend its current 24% usury cap to cover payday lenders in Washington, D.C.

The $1.7 billion Coastal Federal Credit Union, the second largest credit union in North Carolina has joined Allpoint Network, the ATM network that is a subsidiary of Cardtronics has announced.

FedComp Incorporated, a provider of core data processing software and systems and the United Solutions Company, a CUSO, have formed a partnership to provide hosted data processing and network services for the credit union industry.

House Financial Services Committee Members Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) and David Scott (D-Ga.) agreed to address NAFCU's Congressional Caucus speakers' this week.