Lending

In light of the financial challenges faced by credit unions over the past few years and specifically the increasing interest rate risk that comes with many credit unions borrowing short to lend long, the NCUA has refocused its attention on asset-liability management functions.

Next to a home, a college education can be the most expensive purchase one makes in a lifetime. And like many people who took out mortgage loans before the Great Recession, a growing number of borrowers are struggling to pay off student loans that were originated by private lenders in...

Between March 2011 and March 2012, credit unions in Oregon and Washington grew their business lending by 9% to nearly $2.5 billion.

Would require lenders to offer a mortgage without discount points or origination points or fees, unless borrower is unlikely to qualify.

Firm says Washington DC area credit union leads nation with lowest rates.

The NCUA has been working behind the scenes to divest the former Telesis Community Credit Union's roughly $4 million stake in Autoland.