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  Brett Jorgenson Awakes Lending Giant at Gesa Credit Union

  By David Morrison  |  March 19, 2012

  As financial institutions, many people would suppose that credit unions make lending money a key focus of their business. But sometimes, over time, they lose some of that focus and fail to adapt their lending programs to members' changing economic needs. That is a little of what Brett Jorgenson found...

• MBL Cap Hits CUs on Several Levels, NAFCU Finds

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  March 16, 2012

  According to a NAFCU survey, the member business lending cap is having an impact on loan approval, loan participation activity and hiring.

• Mountain America Honored by SBA

  March 4, 2012

  Mountain America Credit Union was honored recently with two awards from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Utah District–the 2011 Lender of the Year and the 2011 Blaine Andrus Memorial Award.

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  Guest Opinion: Green Lending Is Profitable and Smart

  February 12, 2012

  Some people just don’t get it. The Filene Research Institute released a new report, “Finding Sustainable Profits: Green Lending in Credit Unions.”

• McGraw-Hill FCU Earns Tri-State’s Top Lending Spot

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  January 23, 2012

  McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union was recently ranked first among 42 credit unions in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for loan growth.

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  Expect More Due Diligence, Risk Management Scrutiny

  By Debbie Matz  |  January 9, 2012

  Throughout the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a time when many consumers were struggling financially, credit unions provided much-needed financial services to their members.

• Small Bankers Eye New Technology

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  December 4, 2011

  Implementing new branch technologies, such as in-branch iPads for forms and signatures, could soon be a leading strategy for community banks looking to improve their commercial lending lines of business.

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  Mortgages: Variety of Products and Approaches to Help Borrowers

  By David Morrison  |  December 4, 2011

  Greater financial education, a greater variety of loan products and different lending strategies have all been techniques credit unions have begun to use to help borrowers meet more stringent housing finance requirements, according to executives from credit unions and mortgage CUSOs.

• Majority of Community Banks to Invest in New Branch Technologies, Aite Says

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 21, 2011

  A new Aite Group report says 39% of community banks say they’re “likely” or “extremely likely” to invest in new branch technologies.

• Short-Term Loans Help Members Break the Debt Cycle

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  November 20, 2011

  Short-term loans are in demand. According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, payday lender and pawn shop share prices jumped in October. Some credit unions are taking this opportunity to provide similar products, but at a lower cost and with a different philosophy in mind. While payday lenders encourage...