Commentary

LASTONBURY, Conn. - A senior Siemens executive is the new president of Open Solutions Inc.

WASHINGTON -- There were 516,000 first-time filings for unemployment insurance last week, compared with the revised figure of 484,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported today. It's the highest number of new filings since Sept. 29, 2001.

WASHINGTON -- With the recent addition of Grow Financial Federal Credit Union and Arkansas Federal Credit Union to its partner roster, Credit Union Student Choice now has 22 private student lending alliances.

YORK, United Kingdom -- A survey conducted in the United Kingdom suggests that children using their parents' credit and debit card numbers without their permission are a significant part of the online card fraud problem.

WASHINGTON -- In response to the credit crunch, Small Business Administration Acting Administrator Sandy Baruah announced today several loan program changes to help the agency's lending partners increase access to capital for small businesses.

WASHINGTON - CUNA has requested that it be part of the process to design the national registry that will include credit union loan origination staff.