NEW YORK -- While more financial aid is available for students than ever before, the number of private loans for higher education began to shrink even before the current credit crisis, according to a study on financial aid trends recently released by the College Board.

WASHINGTON -- The National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union will donate $2 to George Washington University's Cancer Institute for every point scored by the school's men's and women's basketball team during all in-conference home games throughout the 2008-2009 season, the credit union announced today.

MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Sixteen California credit unions have come together to create Nor Cal CU Strategies LLC, a new CUSO that allows each owner to suggest which projects to pursue.

WASHINGTON -- You are a 24-year congressional veteran who is facing the fight of your political life in a Democratic district in a Democratic year. It's the day before the election and you need a last-minute push.