Lending

WASHINGTON -- Fewer than half of high school seniors surveyed know that the three nationwide consumer credit reporting companies are required to provide consumers with a free copy of their credit report, according to study conducted by the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.

BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- Fiserv Inc. is introducing a newly designed lending platform that the company said will allow financial institutions to administer all loans "holistically, rather than in the traditional silos."

BROOKFIELD, Wis. -- Fiserv Inc. is introducing a newly designed lending platform that the company said will allow financial institutions to administer all loans "holistically, rather than in the traditional silos."

BATON ROUGE, La. -- With the signing of its first commercial loan to a local towing company, Neighbors Federal Credit Union recently launched its new business services division.

SAN DIEGO -- The city of San Diego has sued Washington Mutual Inc. and Wachovia in separate lawsuits alleging predatory lending and mortgage fraud.

HARAHAN, La. -- As consumers worry about their finances and the economy, ASI Federal Credit Union is hoping to provide some answers to their questions by hosting a "Night Out Against Debt" on Nov. 6.

WASHINGTON -- House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) have asked President Bush to appoint FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair to supervise a government-wide effort to reduce foreclosures.

LENEXA, Kan. -- XtraCash LLC has launched an online payday loan application and processing system for members wanting to apply for loans anywhere they have Internet access.