From Alabama to Wisconsin, members are putting a face on howcredit unions have helped their businesses.

CUNA is featuring the business members in a new series of ads thathave appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The tradeassociation is encouraging Congress to support the SmallBusiness

Lending Enhancement Act (S.509/H.R.1418), which would raise themember business lending cap from 12.25% of assets to 27.5%.

Among the business owners in the ads are Terry McDaniel ofMcDaniel Service in Florence, Ala., Cobblestone Auto Spa inArizona, Drew and Marlene Parker of Separk Music in Winston-Salem,N.C., and Josh Duggan of Chem Dry in Madison, Wis.

Rodney Gray, of Wave Healthcare in San Antonio, is also in thead. The Texas Credit Union League said Gray has been active inreaching out to both Texas senators, making the case for lifting the cap on member business loans. Gray received abusiness loan from the $4.4 billion Randolph-Brooks FCU in Live Oak, Texas.

“During some of the most challenging economic times in recenthistory, my credit union has given me access to capital for mybusiness,” Gray said. “My personal experience was that my creditunion said yes to me at a time when banking institutions weresaying no.”

CUNA said with the assistance of Congress, credit unions areready to extend $13 billion in new credit to members who operatesmall businesses. These new loans would create 140,000 new jobs atno cost to taxpayers, according to the trade group.