Kent Moon

• CUSO Changes: Mum's the Word at CUs

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  August 24, 2011

  With much more at stake, it is no surprise that credit union service organizations are sounding the alarm louder than credit unions regarding an NCUA proposal that would alter how CUSO relationships are regulated.

• Down, Not Out. Failure to Lift MBL Cap Reveals Lessons for Next Round

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  October 6, 2010

  Did the credit union industry do enough to persuade legislators to include an amendment that would have raised the member business lending cap in a newly signed $30 billion small business lending law?

• Banks Gearing Up Now for End of SBA 90% Guarantee

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 19, 2010

  When the Recovery Act made it possible for credit unions and other lenders to take advantage of a 90% guarantee from the SBA, as of April, small business owners received their share of $23 billion.

• SBA Says Normal Oversight Is Behind Reviews of ARC Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 19, 2010

  The SBA's Office of Inspector General has confirmed it is reviewing a sample of 300 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act loans as a usual oversight measure and not because those loans have a tendency for a higher number of defaults.

• As Wave of CRE Defaults Builds, CUs Take Stock in Conservative Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  February 24, 2010

  There's just no comparison between a foreclosure or walk-away from a $5.4 billion Manhattan 56-building complex and a defaulted loan on a small retail space in a strip mall.