Because of the record-setting snowfall, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced today that there will be no votes in that chamber for the remainder of the week.

A majority of consumers are aware that Congress passed credit card protections last year, but not as many are aware of what those protections actually are, according to survey conducted jointly by CUNA and the Consumer Federation of America.

Due to the weekend's record-setting snow fall in the Washington area, the capital region's offices of federal government-including the NCUA-are closed again today.