HALES CORNER, Wis. - Members in five Wisconsin counties willsoon have access to business services thanks to a new alliancebetween Corporate Central Credit Union's CUSO, Business LendingServices, LLC and Summit Credit Union. The agreement allows the$628 million credit union to offer a complete business bankingpackage to members who live in Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson andSauk counties here. Summit is the first CU to partner with BusinessLending Services (BLS). "We feel that we are now prepared to offera better alternative to our business owner members than they maycurrently be receiving," said Andrew Faust, Summit president/CEO."(The CU's) business members have already realized the benefit ofbelonging to a credit union for greater interest earnings andflexibility, providing a resource for their borrowing needs was thenext logical step." BLS currently has one office in Milwaukee areaand will soon be opening an office in Madison. It is owned by the$1.4 billion Corporate Central, Hales Corners, Wisconsin andBusiness Lending Group, Inc. "We are ecstatic about having thisopportunity and look forward to having a long-term, positiverelationship with Summit Credit Union," said Todd Schneider,executive vice president of BLS.