WASHINGTON - If credit unions have been sensing that competition for the small business market has increased, their suspicions aren't wrong. A study released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), "Credit, Banks and Small Business - The New Century" found that 42% of surveyed small-business owners believe competition...
WASHINGTON - With the 30-day clock ticking on the comment period for NCUA's proposal to ease its member business lending regulation, CUNA wants to make sure credit unions can easily voice their opinions. The association has set up its "Operation Comment" system to facilitate this. Its Web site now features...
NEW YORK - With nearly 15,000 members who work or are affiliated with the Broadway theatre and entertainment community, Actors FCU is accustomed to processing loans for purposes a bit off the beaten path from what most credit unions are used to handling. So when one its members who worked...
WASHINGTON - Newtek Small Business Finance, the small business lender of Newtek Business Services Inc., is one of only 14 companies in the U.S. that is authorized by the SBA as a Small Business Lending Company. An SBLC is a non-depository institution licensed and regulated by the SBA to make...
WASHINGTON - The number of small businesses that received loans backed by the SBA through the first two quarters of FY 2003 was up by more than 35%, compared to the same period the previous year. According to the SBA, the most significant increases came from loans to minorities, women,...
HARTFORD, Conn. - Worker injury is a top concern of many small business owners, a survey by The Hartford Financial Services Group shows. The study showed that when it comes to situations covered by insurance, three out of four businesses with up to 500 employees are either worried or very...
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Long before most credit unions ever heard the phrase `member business lending' or NCUA had a regulation on the product, New Hampshire's credit union code allowed state-chartered credit union to offer member business loans. What can other credit unions considering venturing into MBL territory learn from their...
Are credit union ATMs ready for Triple DES? It may have snuck up on some of them. See story page 22.
In the fraud special report on pages 18 to 21, find out how some credit unions are handling robberies and teaming up to fight fraud.
A recent Accenture survey finds that nearly one in four adults believe that insurance fraud is acceptable. In addition, the majority of respondents agreed that people are more likely to commit insurance fraud during an economic downturn. Here are some of the reasons that people commit insurance fraud and the...
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