The Small Business Administration is asking for comment on its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2008 through 2012, which was released on Friday.

WASHINGTON--CUNA wrote in opposition to NCUA's proposal adding a conflict of interest provision to the eligible obligations rule for the simple fact that the agency does not explain why the rule is necessary.

Ted Stearns, the owner of Tradeline Solutions, a company which facilitates the of the use of "authorized users" to strong credit lines as a means of helping consumers boost their credit scores, defends his company's line of work as benefiting both consumers and credit unions.

Norlarco Credit Union was placed into conservatorship last July by the NCUA and owing to law in the state of Colorado it was kept quiet to ostensibly avoid a run-on-the-bank by worried members.