WASHINGTON - Higher interest rates seen last year appeared not to have affected the demand for loans to small businesses, according to a recent SBA senior loan officer's survey. Interest rates have continued to rise, with the average prime rate for 2005 nearly two percentage points higher than the 2004...

Not-for-profit, cooperative credit unions are a vital component of the U.S. financial system. Credit unions provide a necessary check-and-balance to the for-profit banking industry. All Americans benefit immeasurably from access to credit unions. Unity is the strength of the credit union movement. All credit unions, regardless of size, breadth of...

Dr. Juan Hernandez has released a new book entitled, The New American Pioneers: Why Are We Afraid of Mexican Immigrants? The son of a Mexican father and an American mother, Hernandez spent time growing up on both sides of the border. His book puts a passionate, realistic voice to the...

MAY Associations MAY 01-03 Washington CU League's Business Services Conference, TBA, Wash. For info: Nancy Pullen, 206-340-4111, x 107. MAY 02-05 CUES Public Policy Institute, Brookings Executive Education, The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. For info: Membership Services, 800-252-2664, x 5316. MAY 03-06 Georgia CU Affiliates Annual Conference , Hyatt Regency,...