business lending

• Michigan Business Lending CUSO Expands Roster

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 6, 2012

  Two more credit unions have signed on with business lending CUSO Michigan Business Connection.

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  New Owners Seek to Rebuild Business Partners Brand: Print Preview

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 29, 2012

  This preview from next week's print edition focuses on the challenge faced by Business Partners LLC following the Telesis collapse.

• Michigan State University FCU Awards $25,000 to Local Entrepreneurs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 28, 2012

  The founders of an information site and aggregating Web application are the $25,000 winners of the credit union’s startUP Challenge.

• Credit Unions Caught in Political Dodge Ball: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  November 21, 2012

  Last week, credit unions’ federal tax exemption appeared to be in jeopardy. H.R. 6474 would have gradually repealed credit unions’ tax-exempt status over five years. Fortunately for credit unions, a spokesman for Rep. Dennis Ross, the bill’s sponsor, explained that the inclusion of this in the bill was accidental,...

• Altura CU Touts Latest Financials Despite MBL Hit

  By Michelle Samaad  |  November 21, 2012

  A year ago, unemployment was 14% around the Inland Empire in California, much higher than the national average.

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  Credit Union Guides Trucker’s Drive on Entrepreneurial Road

  By Michelle Samaad  |  November 21, 2012

  ODENVILLE, Ala. — Two days before Christmas in 2007, Glenn and Sara Sasser’s plans were obliterated like an unsuspecting step on a hidden land mine.

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  An Alabama Story: Credit Union Helps Trucker's Entrepreneurial Drive

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 16, 2012

  After losing his wife, Glenn Sasser created a thriving new business with the help of his local credit union, and none from the banks.

• Navy Federal, Pen Air FCU Team Up Again for Hotel Financing

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 15, 2012

  Holiday Inn Resort on leased Air Force land will be third joint project for the two credit unions.

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  Del-One FCU Goes Back to School With Bus Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 2, 2012

  Through a unique partnership, Del-One Federal Credit Union was able to provide $1.2 million for school buses this summer.

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  Member Business Financial Services Taps Ritter New CEO

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  November 1, 2012

  Mark Ritter has been appointed CEO of Member Business Financial Services, a business lending CUSO owned by 12 credit unions.