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Some lenders fear a moratorium on new participants, and other restraints, could be the beginning of the end for the agency's Community Advantage program.

The student loan servicer called the move a "temporary step back" in what it had expected to be a lengthy process.

The Iowa-based credit union emphasizes "service-oriented leadership" and empowered" employees.

The Mass.-based credit union is the latest to drop its federal charter in favor of state oversight.

Tracy Ashfield, a veteran of the mortgage industry, will take over at American Credit Union Mortgage Association when Bob Dorsa retires in January 2020.

New York- and Tel Aviv-based Behalf provides point-of-sale financing for SMEs making e-commerce purchases from large merchants. Visa will offer Behalf’s SME clients reusable, tokenized Visa virtual cards which give businesses instant loans for their purchases and flexible repayment schedules.

Riverside, Calif.-based Altura Credit Union believes happy staffers will lead to happy members.

The $1.1 billion-asset credit union will move to Fiserv's DNA platform while implementing other services from the technology provider.

The legislation would help small-business owners better evaluate financing options by requiring updated disclosures.

The merger, recently approved by Denali's membership, will create a $2.2 billion-asset credit union with dozens of branches across five Western states.