WASHINGTON -- This year marked the fifth anniversary that the Small Business Administration expanded its loan programs to all credit unions regardless of their charter.

WASHINGTON -- The word of the year in 2008 could have easily been foreclosures, as homeowners' inability to repay their loans trickled upward and translated into staggering losses for Wall Street and foreign investors, thanks to the practice of selling,

Former NCUA Board Member Robert Swan passed away from stroke complications. Serving from 1990-1996, Swan was the first credit union CEO elected to the NCUA Board and became known for listening to the "credit union side" on industry regulations.

WASHINGTON -- Sales of new homes fell 2.9% in November, and were 35% below the levels of November 2007, the Commerce Department reported today.