Lending

CHICAGO -- The Cook County sheriff who was sued by a subprime lender after he refused to carry out any more evictions says his office will start the procedures on Monday.

WASHINGTON -- During this election year and beyond, small businesses could see more opportunities to grow from pursuing new markets overseas, women, minorities and increasing their investment in technology.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Florida Credit Union League will be holding a roundtable aimed at helping credit unions develop strategies to cope with the economy and the mortgage calamity.

MCLEAN, Va. -- For the week ending Oct. 16, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 6.46% with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 5.94%.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The $2 billion Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, Palo Alto, Calif., has formally shut down its link to the ill-fated Zopa peer-to-peer network.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. -- NAFCU will be offering a seminar on how the mortgage crisis is affecting credit unions at its next hot topic meeting.