Lending

Credit union employees and others interested in learning about troubled debt restructuring and the accounting challenges they pose can participate in the NCUA's webinar on the topic this Thursday.

Equidata Inc. of Newport News, Va., said it is now offering the RateMatch loan evaluation service from New York CUSO Syphr LLC as part of its private-label online credit retrieval, monitoring and resolution services.

A firm which tracks real estate trends expects some parts of the U.S. to see significant improvements in their real estate prices this year.

The $950 million Elevations Credit Union has hired Jay Champion, the former CEO at Texans Commercial Capital LLC, to lead a business lending and services initiative.

Despite nine consecutive months of loan portfolio contraction, member business loans continue to be among those outpacing other credit union lending categories.

The NCUA and other federal financial regulators announced they expect the registration period for mortgage originators to start around Jan. 31 and end around July 29.