Lending

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently threw his support behind increasing the member business lending cap.

Banks appear to have begun picking up the pace of foreclosures on residential real estate in August, reducing the time before the housing industry works through the overhang of troubled properties, according to RealtyTrac.

Over the past 24 years, when banks were pulling back on lending to businesses, it appears credit unions were quietly and consistently stepping in to fill the void.

CUNA is featuring the business members in a new series of ads that have appeared in the Wall Street Journal. The trade association is encouraging Congress to support the Small Business

FFIEC report says FHA backing in almost a third of real estate sales.

FFIEC report says FHA backing in almost a third of real estate sales.