Lending

INDIANAPOLIS -- The "Invest in America" auto loan deal, put forward this month by the Michigan Credit Union League, Midwest leagues and CUNA, won praise this week from Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) to help spur auto purchases.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Grant and Lee are not only names known for the war between the North and South; Local Government FCU also paid of loans for members Richard Grant and Kelly Lee.

BRONX, NY -- Despite the current recession-or perhaps because of it-the $15 million Bethex Federal Credit Union has taken a strong position on small business and micro-lending and has recently announced a change to its lending practices.

WASHINGTON -- Credit unions must not dilly-dally in applying for funds under NCUA's Credit Union Homeowners Affordability Relief Program. The initiative could help 10,000 credit union members get the terms of their mortgages rewritten.

I am always amazed by the political leadership and media pundits that proliferate doom and gloom during economic contractions. Let's face facts

LANSING, Mich. -- In a show of both moral and financial support for beleaguered automakers, the Michigan Credit Union League teamed up with CUNA, other Midwest leagues and General Motors Corp.