Lending

• NACUSO Urges NCUA Caution on MBL Programs, Personal Guarantees

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 17, 2013

  CUSO association expresses concerns about regulatory targeting hindering solid business lending programs.

• cuStudentLoans Joins With joinStampede

  By Candice Reed  |  May 17, 2013

  Student debt consolidation offer begins on May 31, claims lower rates through collective action.

• Two Payday Lending Credit Unions Emphasize CUSO Role

  By David Morrison  |  May 17, 2013

  Two of the nine credit unions hit in NCLC letter respond; NCUA says it'll look into the complaint.

• NCLC Charges Nine FCUs Still Offering Payday Loans

  By David Morrison  |  May 17, 2013

  Consumer advocates say most credit unions cited in 2010 have abandoned the practice.

• Alabama Telco CU’s Business Services Revamp Continues to Pay Off

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 17, 2013

  Birmingham credit union adds more than $9.9 million in deposits and $9.6 million in business loans since March 2012.

• Filene Report Reveals How to Predict Member’s Choice of Auto Lender

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 16, 2013

  Interest rates may not be as important as response to potential borrower. (Check out the graphic at the bottom!)

• SECU Has Over $1 Billion in First-Time Home Loans

  By David Morrison  |  May 15, 2013

  Second-largest credit union hits new mark in first-time home buyer loans.

• NAFCU Survey: Most CUs Will Reduce or Discontinue Non-QM Mortgages

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 15, 2013

  Survey also finds that more than one-third of credit unions originated mortgages in 2012 that would not fit under new rule.

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  Wounded Veterans Find Housing Finance Help from Georgia CU

  By David Morrison  |  May 15, 2013

  Peach State FCU has partnered with a non-profit organization to help make housing finance loans available to wounded veterans.

• CD Money Stays Local at Carolina Mountains Credit Union

  By Eileen M. Courter  |  May 15, 2013

  Industry isn’t swarming into western North Carolina, but tourism attracts lots of visitors, positioning local businesses as the economic heartbeat of the area.