BATON ROUGE, La. -- Since the destructive damage caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, members of Pelican State Credit Union have turned to the financial institution for much-needed relief.

WESTBROOK, Maine -- An upstate New York credit union is the first in the Empire State to commit to core processing on the Symitar Episys platform through a service bureau setting at Synergent, the company said.

WASHINGTON -- One percent of the loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are 90 days or more past due, according to a report issued by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Small and medium-sized credit unions, given constraints on asset growth, should keep an open mind to the merger option regardless of the upheaval in financial markets.