MILWAUKEE – In the past year, the $860 million Landmark CreditUnion has seen its business lending double and is on track to have$30 million of loans on the books by the end of 2004, according toRon Kase, president and CEO. “We do see tremendous opportunitiesfor us,” declared Kase noting that in 2003 business loans for thestate's largest CU totaled $13 million. They currently stand at $26million, he said. Apart from business loans, Landmark headquarteredin suburban New Berlin and with 112,00 members, is looking to grow“our footprint of offices” in nine Wisconsin counties under itsexpanded field of membership and is also exploring non-member checkcashing services in some of its 12 branches. Check cashing, hesaid, should aid underserved areas in Milwaukee by providing suchservices at “less cost” than traditional check cashers and paydaylenders.