MADISON, Wis. — Tamara Sanner is looking forward to studying in Spain soon but the semester trip abroad may not have been possible if a student loan did not come through.

A Spanish and business administration major at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Sanner recently became the first college student in the country to obtain a loan through CUNA Mutual Group's new CompleteEd private lending program, which is being offered in partnership with approximately 40 credit unions nationwide.

Toward the end of summer, Sanner started searching online for resources to continue paying for college. She came across CompleteEd and put a call into the $427 million Great Wisconsin Credit Union, of which she has been a member for nearly seven years. The credit union encouraged her to apply for a loan through the new program.

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