PASADENA, Calif. -- Four more credit unions have partnered with CUSO Mortgage Inc. for mortgage origination and servicing.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's required state employees to take two unpaid days off each month next year. an attempt to corral a runaway state budget deficit that is expected to reach $42 billion by 2010.

WASHINGTON -- Two federal agencies delivered a lump of coal to lenders earlier this week, releasing a third quarter report that says loan modifications aren't working for a significant percentage of borrowers.

NEW YORK -- According to a list published by the Wall Street Journal of the nearly 100 investors tied to the $50 billion Bernard L. Madoff Ponzi scheme, credit unions and those with ties to the industry are not among the victims.